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Vote now for Allianz Athlete of the Month – April 2017
The public has until 9 May to vote for their favourite of the five athletes.
Golden moment ‘sensational’ for Rowles, Whiteley
The British rowers hope to repeat their Rio success at September’s World Championships.
Hayes ready to put injury woes behind her
The South African sprinter will line-up at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Italy this week.
Eger 2017: Three reasons to watch powerlifting World Cup
As the final edition of the season, there are many great excuses to tune in to the live coverage from Hungary.
April’s record breakers in Para athletics
Find out which athletes set yet to be ratified world records last month.
London calling: Marlou van Rhijn
The Dutch three-time Paralympic gold medallist is looking to improve further under a new coach.
Burdekin, McCarroll and Phillipson retire from wheelchair tennis
Great Britain’s three Paralympic players announced their retirements from competitive sport.
Plat thinks long-term toward Tokyo 2020
The Netherlands’ dual-sport Paralympic champion started his season right with a triathlon win in Australia.
Jose Castillo prepares for World Cup, eyes Mexico 2017
Whilst he gets ready to compete at the World Cup in Eger, Hungary, the Mexican powerlifter shares his excitement about the Worlds on home soil.
Monthly preview: May 2017
The first major international rowing competition kicks off, among other events this month.
Liverpool to host 2018 BISFed Worlds
The competition will be held 9-19 August at the Exhibition Centre Liverpool.
Brazil dominate Canoe South American Championships
Brazilian canoers won five of the six Para canoe events contested in Paipa, Colombia.
World Team Cup set to begin in Italy
France men’s wheelchair tennis team is favourite to defend last year’s title; the Netherlands and USA are hopeful of winning the women’s and quad’s events.
Holiday Hotspot with Algeria’s Abdellatif Baka
The 1,500m Paralympic champion made global headlines at Rio 2016 winning in a time faster than the Olympic gold medallist.
Petracek breaks nine-year-old backstroke world record
The S4 swimmer lowered the 50m backstroke time of Mexico’s Juan Reyes set at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
Tokyo 2020 to partner with the Tokyo Marathon
The Organising Committee is aiming to learn from the iconic event’s experience.
Valenzuela seeks to regain World title
Chile’s London 2012 athletics champion is hoping to successfully defend the Doha 2015 world title in the men’s 5,000m T11 at London 2017.
BBC Radio’s Ed Harry explores rivalry in wheelchair racing
Following marathon wins in Boston and London, can Manuela Schär challenge Tatyana McFadden’s dominance in the T54 class?
World records for Tai, Firth at World Series
Uzbekistan’s Dmitriy Khorlin set a new Asian record in Sheffield, Great Britain, on Saturday (29 April).
Kovalchuk finds redemption at shooting Grand Prix
The two-time Paralympic champion closed the Grand Prix in Szczecin with R5 gold.