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PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
World Para Athletics Grand Prix dates for 2017 announced
Running from March to June, the 2017 Grand Prix season will involve nine events, including one in Paris for the first time.
School ticketing initiative launched for London 2017
A quarter of a million schoolchildren across Greater London given opportunity to attend the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017.
Media Advisory - London 2017 media accreditation opens
Media can now apply for accreditation via www.paralympic.org/london-2017
Ones to watch for 2017 for athletics and equestrian announced
40 track and field and seven equestrian athletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
Paralympians shortlisted for 2017 Laureus Award
The winner will be announced on 14 February at a glittering awards ceremony in Monaco.
How to get involved in London 2017
How to get involved in London 2017
No. 8 Top four in men’s 1,500m finish faster than Olympics
The top four finishers in the men’s 1,500m T13 race at Rio 2016 will go down in history.
Throwback Thursday: Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson
The multi-Paralympic wheelchair racer recalls her final showdown at Athens 2004, where she claimed two gold medals.
No. 14 Switzerland’s Marcel Hug wins Paralympic gold after 19 attempts
The Swiss Silver Bullet cemented his place amongst the greatest wheelchair racers of all time by finally winning the Paralympic gold that had eluded him for so long.
No. 16: Durand speeds to hat-trick of Paralympic titles
The Cuban sprinter won the women’s 100m, 200m and 400m T12 golds at Rio 2016, setting two world and one Paralympic record along the way.
Para sport education programmes held in the Americas
A total of 43 participants from 10 Latin American countries attended a Para powerlifting referee course and two Para athletics technical officials programmes.
London 2017 volunteer interviews begin
Thousands of ‘runners’ have applied to support the World Para Athletics Championships
Para athletics season in review: distance events
Find out some of the highlights that lit up the world of Para athletics in 2016.
Para sport in review: November 2016
Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during November.
The IPC to rebrand the 10 sports it acts as International Federation for
From 30 November, the sports will adopt new names, identities and competition name formats.
How the Parapan Ams helped shape Durand’s career
The Cuban sprinter reflects on the impact the Parapan American Games have had on different stages of her career, with 1,000 days to go until Lima 2019.
Brad Scott announces his retirement
Australia’s three-time athletics Paralympic medallist will devote himself fully to his studies in primary education at Edith Cowan University.
Throwback Thursday: Mexico’s Saul Mendoza
The wheelchair racer describes the impact winning his first Paralympic gold in Atlanta, USA, in 1996 had on Mexican society.
Para athletics season in review: Field events
With the 2016 season over we take a look back at the best of the field action.
Para athletics: 10 stand-out world records in 2016
In yet another record breaking year for the sport, here are 10 world records that made everyone stand-up and take notice.