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Lyon 2013 to be biggest World Championships to date
• 1,100 athletes from 99 countries set to compete in 207 medal events• Media and broadcasters from 25 countries will cover the event

Toronto 2015 celebrates two-year countdown
Wheelchair racer Josh Cassidy and para-cyclist Shelley Gautier helped celebrate two years until the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.

Channel 4 continues Paralympics legacy
British broadcaster will be showing athletics and swimming World Champs, as well as the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games.

Looking at Lyon: Women’s 100m T37
The women’s 100m T37 sprint will be a quick battle to the finish between France’s Mandy Francois-Elie and Namibia’s Johanna Benson.
Marieke Vervoort in battle royale with Michelle Stilwell
Belgian aiming to topple world No. 1 over 100m and 200m in Lyon.

Bolt, James, Diaba and Kemboi set world leads - IAAF Diamond League
Standards are raised on the track in Paris.

Seven year itch for world’s fastest Paralympian
Jason Smyth is making his World Champs comeback after missing the last in 2011, and hopes to reclaim his world titles in Lyon.
Weir: I'd put money on Marcel Hug to win gold
Without David Weir in Lyon, Marcel Hug is expected to become the face of the men’s T54 class on the track and road.
Throwing the distance at the World Champs
Two of the biggest rivals in athletics - Jeremy Campbell and Dan Greaves - face off in Lyon, with Campbell looking to take the discus F44 world title away from Greaves.
Lyon 2013: Five rivalries to watch
Take a look at five head-to-head races or events that could light up the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Lex Gillette: Paralympic pick-up lines
With the IPC Athletics World Championships coming up in Lyon, France, here are some lines to chat up that one special person.

Heinrich Popow: Mind games with Scott Reardon
Germany’s star sprinter reacts to comments made about who has the most pressure in the men’s T42 sprint class for the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Peacock equals second fastest 100m time ever
The Paralympic champion ran a 10.90, sending a clear message out to his rivals ahead of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Athletics season nears its climax at Grand Prix final
With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.

Season climax for athletics getting nearer
With less than a month to go until the World Championships in Lyon, athletes will get one final chance to scope out their competition at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final this weekend.

Canada reveal squad for 2013 World Champs
32 athletes announced after vying for position at national championships.

Swedish athletes on their way to Lyon
Squad is headlined by World Champion Jeffrey Ige as well as young hopefuls beginning their road to Rio 2016.

Caironi and Legnante to lead strong Italian team
Coach Mario Poletti is confident of team success at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.
David Weir: Paralympic legacy is real
Weir speaks ahead of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix final this weekend and the Sainsbury’s Anniversary Games in July.

McKillop looking to break more world records in Lyon
23-year old Irishman Micheal McKillop is looking to follow up his record-breaking form with more success at the World Championships in July.