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Athletics

New Delhi 2025: Day one medallists

Hosts India finished day one with a medal of each colour, with China and the Netherlands claiming two golds

Athletics

New Delhi 2025: Preview, stars and how to watch the World Championships

Over 1,100 athletes will be competing at the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships through to 5 October at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

A short stature woman competing in the discus throw

Athletics

New Delhi 2025: Five female athletes to watch

Over 1,200 athletes are set to compete at the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships from 27 September to 5 October

Athletics

New Delhi 2025: Five male athletes to watch

Over 1,200 athletes are set to compete at the IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships from 27 September to 5 October

Athletics

Colombian athlete Katty Hurtado receives two-year ban for anti-doping rule violation

Para athletics athlete returned an adverse analytical finding for a Prohibited Substance at the Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships

A female Para athlete is holding the Indian flag to celebrate

Athletics

New Delhi 2025: Indian Paralympic stars to watch

The New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, taking place from 27 September to 5 October, will feature 73 Indian athletes, including four Paris 2024 Paralympic champions and one multi-medallist

A group of people on a stage showing medals

Athletics

India unveils medals for IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Championships

Navdeep Singh and Praveen Kumar among Indian Paralympic medallists taking part in the launching event in New Delhi

A male wheelchair racer crossing a bridge

Athletics

Marcel Hug smashes Sydney Marathon record ahead of New Delhi 2025

Susannah Scaroni of the USA dominates women's wheelchair race in Australia

A female athlete with the uniform of India showing a silver medal at Paris 2025

Athletics

India announces 73-member squad for home World Championships

New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships to take place place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi from 27 September to 5 October

A woman with prosthetic legs is mid-air during a long jump competition

Paris 2024

Paris 2024: Vanessa Low reflects on golden Paralympic moment

One year after winning gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games, Australian long jumper Vanessa Low reflects on her journey to the top of the podium and the year that followed

Two athletes are racing on a blue athletics track. They are running using a metal frame with three wheels

LA28

Gavin Drysdale on frame running's Paralympic debut at LA28

The men’s and women’s 100m T72 events, also known as frame running, will make its Paralympic debut at LA28. With three years to go until the Games, Great Britain’s Gavin Drysdale shared everything you need to know about the exciting event

Athletics

Glasgow 2026 Para athletics schedule session revealed

Next year's Commonwealth Games will see six days of Para athletics and athletics events at Scotstoun Stadium

A female athlete wearing a red, yellow and green uniform is throwing

Athletics

Meet Ishona Charles, Grenada's Paralympic trailblazer

Ishona Charles, the only athlete from Grenada to compete in two Paralympic Games, shares her journey in sport and what she hopes to achieve for the island nation

A man competing in the long jump in front of the crowd in a stadium

Athletics

Information about media accreditation for New Delhi 2025 World Championships

Accreditation period for international media closed on 25 July 2025. Process still open for Indian-based media

A female wheelchair racer celebrating with another racer behind her

Athletics

Jong, Floors set world records; McFadden, Kashafali shine at Pre Classic

Thrilling weekend sees Dutch and German sprinters smash their previous marks in Germany as Paralympic medallists Orla Comerford, Olivier Hendriks, Salum Kashafali and Tatyana McFadden claim victories at the 50th edition of the Prefontaine Classic in USA

Athletics

Olomouc review: USA's 14-year-old Gossard grabs triple gold

First-ever World Para Athletics Women's Grand Prix wrap up the 2025 GP season in style with a newcomer wheelchair racer topping the podium alongside Paralympic stars including Tunisia’s Raoua Tlili, Germany's Martina Willing and Italy’s Ambra Sabatini in Czechia