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a female Para athlete wrapped in the Chinese flag

8 for 2018: Para athletes looking to bounce back

a female shot putter prepares to throw

Dubai Grand Prix: 5 talking points

a female shot putter prepares to throw

Dubai Grand Prix ends with another world record

Algeria's Nadia Medjmedj throws in the women's shot put F55/56/57 at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.

Discus world record smashed at Dubai Grand Prix

A woman in white vest and black bottoms pulls a face as she gets ready to throw a discus.

Gharbi and Tlili show great form in Dubai

Assunta Legnante conmpeting in the shot put at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships

New event added to World Para Athletics calendar

Great Britain's Sophie Hahn celebrates winning gold in the 200m T35/36/37/38. at the 2018 World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.

Two world records fall at Dubai Grand Prix

Georgina Hermitage of Great Britain competes at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.

Athletics season kicks off in Dubai

Aled Davies at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix

Dubai Grand Prix: Five of the Best

two long jumpers jumping into the sand

PyeongChang 2018

PyeongChang 2018: Summer rivals reunite on snow

Tunisia's Walid Ktila on his way to one of four world titles at London 2017.

Walid Ktila in the best form of his life

Georgina Hermitage of Great Britain competes at the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.

Hermitage aims for injury free season starting in Dubai

A man mid-leap in the high jump clearing the bar

Para athletics 2018: 10 world records under threat

A general view of a street scene near the PyeongChang Mountain Cluster, host of the PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games.

Wheelchair Rugby

Para sport preview: March 2018

a female Para sprinter crosses the line to win the race

Para athletics: 10 Rising Stars for 2018

Man in wheelchair dressed in a suit holding a trophy

Marcel Hug wins 2018 Laureus Award

three female wheelchair racers on the podium with their medals

Fantastic five for Manuela Schaer in Tokyo

a male wheelchair racer heads towards the finish line

Josh George: The Inside Track on Tokyo

a male and female wheelchair racer celebrate with their gold medals

Marathon Major series returns in Tokyo

Japan's Sho Watanabe crosses the line to take the 2017 Tokyo marathon ahead of Switzerland's Marcel Hug.

Mental strength the secret for Sho Watanabe

Photos of Lyon 2013