PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Costa Rica's Sherman Guity, Hungary's Luca Ekler and other five athletes who competed at the Para Athletics World Championships in Japan take part in the traditional meeting in Eugene, United States on Saturday

New Zealand's sprinter smashes 200m T36 world mark while Algeria set two new world records with another triumph for Skander Djamil Athmani (men's 100m T13) and Safia Djelal's women’s shot put F57 gold; Turkey’s Serkan Yildirim becomes the world's fastest man in the 400m T12 in a day that saw Dominican Republic's first-ever gold and victories for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champions Vanessa Low and Daniel Pembroke

German blade jumper Markus Rehm takes his seventh world title and sees 'big jumps coming' ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympics as Noemi Alphonse's 100m T54 victory puts her country on the top of the podium for the first time ever; Morocco's Youssra Karim finally turns silver into gold in the women’s discus throw F41 while Brazil reaches most successful Para Athletics World Championships campaign and Saudi Arabia grab first gold medal in Japan

Four athletes take their second gold at this year's World Championships on Tuesday, as Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft claims her 15th world title and India and Iran make history; Belgium, Indonesia and Malaysia top the podium for the first time on day five in Japan

Algeria’s Skander Athmani in the men's 100m T13, Azerbaijan’s Said Najafzade in the men's long jump T12 and Mexico Gloria Zarza Guadarrama in the women's shot put F54 dethrone defending champions on day four; China and India produce world record performances as Brazil has another strong day in Japan

German wins the men's long jump T63 world title for the third time in his last attempt while British thrower breaks the women's shot put F20 world record twice at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium; China take four gold while Ecuador, Namibia, New Zealand, France, Georgia, Hungary and UAE top the podium for the first time

Six Tokyo 2020 gold medallists top the podium on Saturday at the Para Athletics World Championships, including a first world title for Ethiopia's Tigist Gezahagn Menigstu in the women's 5000m T13 followed by another Ethiopian victory with Yayesh Gate Tesfaw setting a new world record in the women's 1500m T11

Brazilian sprinter takes his fourth consecutive title in the men's 100m T47 while Wanna Brito wins her first gold medal in the women's club throw F32 in a day that began with a world record for Yeltsin Jacques in the men's 5000m T11; Italy’s Carlo Calcagni sets a new world record in the men's 100m T72 on Friday at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

Iranian athlete was the Paris 2023 world champion and Asian Para Games gold medallist in the men's shot put F53

First edition of the Para Athletics Worlds in East Asia will see over 1,047 athletes from 100 nations competing from 17 to 25 May marking the first time the world's largest single Para sport event is held in the same year of the Paralympic Games

Forty-six events will see athletes defending their crown at the Para Athletics World Championships from 17 to 25 May at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

A total of 64 male athletes will be aiming to top the podium for the second consecutive year, including plenty of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champions returning to Japan

As many as 1073 athletes from 104 nations will in action at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium for the Worlds glory, just three months before the Paris 2024 Paralympics

Morocco athletes including Paralympic stars Derhem and Karim put up strong show as did Mexico's Rodolfo Chessani in the final Grand Prix before Kobe 2024 which was attended by IPC President Parsons

Over 430 athletes including Paralympic stars like Rodolfo Chessani and several home stars to be in action in the final Grand Prix before Kobe 2024 Worlds

The latest Grand Prix saw a strong central and south American contingent's contest with Tokyo 2020 champions including Cuba’s Sol Cervantes smashing the world record in T47 long jump while Rosolfo Chessani impresses at home

Tokyo 2020 champions Rodriguez Saavedra and Chessani Garcia to lead a huge home contingent in a field of 495 athletes from 26 nations in Xalapa

Success for home stars Monica Contrafatto, teenage talent Filippi and an intriguing battle with javelin between two Indian greats steal show in third Grand Prix of season

Home contingent and international stars meet at the third GP of the season in Italy and the first to take place in Europe this year

A new-look field produced three days of top-level action in the Tunisian capital, as the second Grand Prix of 2024 took centre stage in the Para athletics world with local star Raoua Tlili renewing her rivalry with Morocco's Youssra Karim and plenty of African Paralympic medallists adding more gold to their CVs