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New Delhi 2025: Day four medallists

Brazil claim three gold medals and took the lead in the overall medal table followed by Poland and China; India breaks into top five after fourth day's action in New Delhi

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New Delhi 2025: Refugee athlete Atangana wins historic world title

The Cameroon-born runner and guide Donard Ndim Nyamjua win men’s 400m T11 gold medal and dedicate it to family and all refugees around the world; Felix Streng and Johannes Floors secure one-two finish for Germany in men’s 100m T64; Sumit Antil claims men’s javelin throw F64 gold in front of India's Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra and Australia's Vanessa Low wins fourth women’s long jump T63 gold medal in day four's action at IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

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New Delhi 2025: Day three medallists

Australia win first gold of the championships, Thailand secure two gold medals even as India and Colombia pull off one-two finishes on Monday

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New Delhi 2025: Sabrina Fortune extends golden reign with fourth straight world title

Great Britain’s Paralympic champion smashes the world record en route to defending her women’s shot put F20 gold medal; James Turner wins Australia’s first gold medal in men’s 400m T63; 16-year-old debutant Angie Nicoll Mejia Morales surprises in women’s 100m T38 final; Thailand secure two gold through their stars Pongsakorn Paeyo and Chaiwat Rattana and hosts India dominate in men’s javelin throw F46 final on day two of action in New Delhi

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New Delhi 2025: Mamani Quispe strikes historic gold for Peru as records tumble

The 27-year-old from Cusco, Peru, wins the women’s 1500m T11 final in style; Swiss wheelchair racing giants Marcel Hug and Catherine Debrunner retain 5000m T54 titles; Norway’s Salum Ageze Kashafali sets a world record en route to winning men’s 100m T12 gold even as Brazil (3), China (3) and Ukraine (2) take the top three spots in medal standings on day two of IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

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New Delhi 2025: Day two medallists

Peru take its first ever world title; Switzerland and Ireland shine with two gold each; Norway, USA and Great Britain top podium once each on day two of IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

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Singapore 2025: Three closing-day gold help Italy finish on top again

The Azzurri top the overall medal table thanks to the efforts of their stars Simone Barlaam, Monica Boggioni and Gabriele Lorenzo on the final day as they finish on 46 medals, including 18 golds ahead of USA (18) and China (17). Turkiye’s Defne Kurt finishes off an impressive first Worlds with five gold, Czechia’s 17-year-old David Kratochvil made it a memorable Worlds with podium in all seven events he competed, and Great Britain's Poppy Maskill claims her third world title on final day in Singapore.

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Singapore 2025: Yip Pin Xiu claims first world gold on home ground

Home favourite defends her 50m backstroke S2 title in front of roaring crowd that included nation's President Tharman Shanmugaratnam on stands; USA’s Olivia Chambers clinches third gold medal in the championships as do Gabrielzinho; World records for Spanish veteran Albert Gelis (100m backstroke S11) and Great Britain (mixed 4x100m medley relay S14) as China continue to lead medal standings on day six of Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025

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IPC welcomes three new members

The International Paralympic Committee welcomes new members NPC Bolivia, NPC South Sudan, and the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC)

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Singapore 2025: Golden hat-trick for Italian superstar Barlaam

The Para swimmer star from Milan secures a thrilling win in men’s 400m freestyle S9; USA's debutant Katie Kubiak continues her successful campaign with a third world record, en route to winning women’s 50m freestyle S4 final; Brazil’s Gabriel Bandeira too set a new world record while winning men’s 200m individual medley SM14 and Turkiye’s Defne Kurt claims her third gold medal in Singapore triumphing in women’s 100m butterfly S10 final on day five of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025