STADSKANAAL 2012 - Media Centre
News - Athletics

IPC Athletics announces Rio 2016 medal events
Rio 2016 will feature 177 athletics events, seven more than London 2012, and there will be a 22 per cent increase in the number of track and field medal events for women.

Vote now for July’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nominees for IPC Athlete of the Month include: Mandy Francois-Elie, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Walid Ktila, Brent Lakatos, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.

Ottobock provides technical service at Lyon 2013
Athletes from 56 nations visited the Ottobock workshop at the IPC Athletics World Championships, where 307 repairs were completed.

Lyon 2013 - Day eight evening review
McFadden and Martin write their names into history by completing clean sweeps in T54 and T52 classes.

Oliveira, Browne smash records at Anniversary Games
Alan Fonteles Oliveira and Richard Browne set new world-best times in the 100m T43 and T44 classes, respectively.

Lavillenie flys high - IAAF Diamond League
Frenchman completes 6.02m leap at the Anniversary Games, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, in the Olympic Stadium, London.

IPC Marathon World Cup to continue in London until 2017
For the next four years, the British capital will continue to host the marathon across a range of impairment groups.

Bolt lights up London - IAAF Diamond League
London’s Olympic Stadium celebrated its first birthday tonight with two world- leading marks and a Bolt of Lightning.

Lyon 2013 - Day eight preview
Tatyana McFadden aims to become first woman to win titles in one para-athletics events

Lyon 2013 - Day seven athlete quotes
Read what the athletes had to say after the seventh day of competition

Swiss double in Lyon 2013 marathon
Hug and Schaer seal T54 World Championship marathon titles

Lyon 2013 - Day seven preview
Brazilian sprint king Oliveira goes in search of his third world title

Lyon 2013 - Day seven evening review
Popow and Reardon to share gold after sensational 100m battle.

Lyon 2013 - Day eight morning review
Marlou van Rhijn makes it double gold.
London Anniversary Games preview
More than a dozen world champions set to compete at London Anniversary Games.

Lyon 2013 - Day seven morning review
Ni Ma wins second gold medal of the Championships.

Lyon 2013 - Day six evening review
McFadden the master as she wins her fourth and fifth world titles.

Lyon 2013 – Day six preview
April Holmes, Marie-Amelie Le Fur, Marlou van Rhijn, Marcel Hug, and Alan Fonteles Oliveira are all in action at IPC Athletics World Championships.

Agitos Foundation 4x100m media race to highlight Lyon
Paralympians and Olympians to come out of retirement for big race