PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.

Lyon 2013 - Day five preview

French favourites Mandy Francois-Elie and Marie-Amelie le Fur, as well as Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell will be in action.

Marieke Vervoort and Michelle Stilwell

Lyon 2013 - Day five morning session review

There was a pile-up in the women's 800m T52 final at the IPC Athletics World Championships, resulting in a disqualifcation for Belgium's Marieke Vervoort.

Jonnie Peacock winning the men's 100m T44

Lyon 2013 - Day four evening review

Great Britain's Jonnie Peacock defeated the USA's Richard Browne in a much-anticipated 100m T44 sprint showdown.

Chentouf winning the  men's 10,000m T12

Lyon 2013 - Day four morning review

Morocco's El Amin Chentouf picked up his second gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships on Tuesday (23 July).

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

Lyon 2013 - Day four preview

The IPC Athletics World Championships will feature 23 medal events on Tuesday (23 July), including the men’s sprint finals for leg amputees.

France's Mandy Francois-Elie running the 200m and breaking the world record

Lyon 2013 - Day three preview

Paralympic champion Johanna Benson faces stiff challenge from France's Many Francois-Elie in 200m T37.

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating with her hand up

One down, five to go for McFadden

The American T54 wheelchair racer is targeting six world titles at the IPC Athletics World Championships.