PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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

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

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.

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

Brazilian sprinter defends his 100m T47 winning streak, while Indian high jumper puts host nation on top of the podium as opening day sees reigning champions fall

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.

Hosts India finished day one with a medal of each colour, with China and the Netherlands claiming two golds

The seventh and last day of the Toyota World Para Swimming Championships Singapore 2025 crowned 23 new champions

Leila Marques Mota and John Petersson were also elected First Vice-President and Second Vice-President respectively at the 2025 IPC General Assembly.

NPC Russia had been suspended since September 2023