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PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
Records galore as China return in style at Dubai GP
Paralympic stars Hug, Debrunner smash their own world records* while Chinese athletes top the medal standings with 42 golds in the four-day GP
World’s best return to Dubai for second Grand Prix of the season
Paralympic stars including local champion Alhammadi to hog limelight in one of the strongest fields; China to return to international meet after two years
Debrunner up for prestigious Laureus Awards
Swiss continuous her country's long tradition of wheelchair racers shortlisted to the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability prize
Self-acceptance helps Kete embrace life after losing eyesight in medical mystery
"I’ve learned that I’m like this, I have to accept myself like this" - teenage sprinter from Lesotho encourages young athletes to be confident about their disabilities and to chase their dreams
Tunis 2023: Ktila, Chida shine with twin golds
Paralympic stars propel hosts Tunisia to top of medals table; Iraq and Uzbekistan impress too at season opener
Tunis kicks off the 2023 Grand Prix season
Nearly 300 athletes from 25 countries to take part in the opening event of the season that marks the 10th anniversary of the Grand Prix
Paris 2024 Paralympic event schedule is out!
The Stade de France will host 1,069 athletes competing in 164 medal events in Para athletics from 30 August to 8 September
Wedding day set for Cape Verde’s most romantic couple following Tokyo 2020 proposal
Para sprinter Keula Semedo’s guide dog Lisbonne also on the guest list for the wedding, set be held in July 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal and one of the events we are most looking forward to this year
IPC and World Para Athletics mourn passing of John Bourke
Bourke was the first ever Head of Classification for what was formerly known as IPC Athletics
Teenage runner Misoya spreads joy from dirt tracks in Malawi
Poverty and lean training conditions no obstacle for 17-year-old runner determined to bring pride to his large family and remote village in southeastern Africa
Cuban sprint queen Durand embraces perfect chemistry with guide Kindelan
The great connection between athletes with vision impairments and their able-bodied guides, like the one between Omara Durand and Yuniol Kindelan, is one of the many things we celebrate on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December
Paris 2023: Call for volunteers!
Nearly 2,000 volunteers across 15 different functional areas will be mobilised to help organise the event in the French capital
Japanese Paralympian Maegawa writes children’s book about prosthetics
Kaede Maegawa, who competed at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, wrote a book last year about a black dog with a prosthetic leg
Scaroni and Hug seal series crown with NYC Marathon win
USA and Switzerland's wheelchair racers triumph in unseasonably warm conditions on Sunday in New York
India’s Paralympic champion Antil shares secret to his success in javelin throwing
Antil extended the world record three times in the men’s javelin F64 final at Tokyo 2020 en route to winning his maiden gold medal
Scaroni, Hug triumph at Chicago Marathon
The 31-year-old from USA stuns nine-time champion McFadden for her first ever major title as Swiss legend sets a new course record in the men's race
Victoria 2026 Commonwealth Games to feature nine Para sports
Para swimming, Para athletics, 3x3 wheelchair basketball, Para track cycling, Para lawn bowls, Para powerlifting, shooting Para sport, Para table tennis and Para triathlon will be featured at Victoria 2026, with Para disciplines in golf, coastal rowing and road race cycling also vying for inclusion
Debrunner and Hug do it again in London
Swiss pair triumph in the men’s and women’s wheelchair races in the British capital to replicate their victories seven days earlier in Berlin
Debrunner makes marvellous marathon debut in Berlin
Marcel Hug takes seventh triumph in the German capital with a dominant performance to complete a Swiss sweep in the wheelchair races
Caironi embraces friendship behind Italy’s 100m sweep at Tokyo 2020
Two-time Paralympic gold medallist Martina Caironi took silver behind her “sister” Ambra Sabatini in the women’s 100m T63, with fellow Italian and close friend Monica Graziana Contrafatto wrapping up the podium