PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Some of the world’s best athletes will compete in Birmingham on Saturday 29 June when the British city’s Alexander Stadium stages the 2013 IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final.

Fans can pre-register for tickets for July’s London Anniversary Games, which will feature para-athletics.

The public now has until 12:00 (CEST) on 12 April to vote for the winner.

The US Paralympics Track and Field Nationals, to be held in June, will serve as the country’s selection event for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Here’s a brief run-down of the top Paralympic sporting events around the world to keep your eyes on in April.

The defending 100m T44 world champion Jerome Singleton and London 2012 200m T44 gold medallist Alan Fonteles Oliveira will race on the Brazilian coast.

Belgium’s star sprinter Marieke Vervoort has been invited to participate in the Belgacom Diamond League Meeting in September.

British Paralympic champion sprinter Jonnie Peacock now has the experience to back up his quest for gold at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Athletes from the UAE, Tunisia, Great Britain and Kazakhstan set new world bests at the 5th Fazza International Athletics Competition.

Swansea first UK city to stage Europeans

Great Britain's Graeme Ballard hopes to keep his outstanding performances rolling into 2013, starting with the 5th FAZZA International.

This weekend's fifth Fazza International Athletics Meeting is the first stop on the 2013 IPC Athletics Grand Prix tour.

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) warns "cheats" of GW501516

Sprinter Blake Leeper, a double-Paralympic medallist in London, will lead an American delegation on the Florida track this weekend.

Swansea, Wales will stage the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships, drawing around 600 athletes from 40 countries.

The 7th International Athletics Meeting in Al Ain, UAE, will take place a few days before the IPC Athletics Grand Prix kicks off in Dubai.

Australian silver-medal winning sprinter Scott Reardon writes about how he started training for the Paralympics and how the future is bright.

Twelve world records, pending IPC Powerlifting ratification, were set at the Fazza International Powerlifting Championships in Dubai, UAE.

With just over five months to go until the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships here’s a list of the top athletes to keep your eyes on.

USA’s Lex Gillette explains why the moment you make the decision to delete your disability from your mindset is the moment that you win.