World Para Athletics - Grand Prix 2014

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.

Mandy Francois-Elie won the first gold medal for France at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon.

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Mandy Francois-Elie won the first gold medal for France at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon. © • G-Picout

2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix

The 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix followed the hugely successful 2013 Grand Prix, which saw a total of 1,037 athletes from 69 countries set a total of 10 world records as they prepared for the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in July.

The 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea, Wales, attracted 600 athletes from 40 countries.

2014’s calendar featured nine Grand Prix in five regions, including two new events in Nottwil, Switzerland, and Tunis, Tunisia, as the sport expands into Africa.

Beginning in February in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the series climaxed in late August with the IPC Athletics Grand Prix Finals which, like in 2013, brought together the best performing athletes from around the world in Birmingham, Great Britain.

**2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix**
City, Country	Name of the event	Classification	Date
Dubai, UAE	6th Fazza International Athletics Competition	20-21 February (PI, VI, II)	22-25 February
Beijing, China	2nd China Open Athletics Championships	11-13 April (PI, VI, II)	14-16 April
Sao Paulo, Brazil	II Caixa Loterias Athletics Open Championships	22-23 April (PI, VI, II)	24-26 April
Arizona, USA	Desert Challenge Games	07-09 May (PI, VI)	09-11 May
Nottwil, Switzerland	ParAthletics	15-16 May (PI, VI)	16-18 May
Grosseto, Italy	Italian Open Championships 2014	28-29 May (PI, VI, II)	30 May-1 June
Tunis, Tunisia	8th Tunis International Meeting	13-15 June (PI, VI)	16-18 June
Berlin, Germany	Berlin Open	17-18 June (PI, VI)	20-22 June
Birmingham, Great Britain	IPC Athletics Grand Prix Final	NYA	24 August