PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
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Berlin 2018: Richard Chiassaro vs. Marcel Hug
Swiss ‘Silver Bullet’ to be challenged by GB captain at Euros
![female Para athletes Arleta Meloch and Barbara Niewiedzial on the podium](/sites/default/files/images/180817150233226_Barbara-Niewiedzial-Arleta-Meloch.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Barbara Niewiedzial vs. Arleta Meloch
Polish teammates will go head to head for European gold
![Women's 200 m T37 | final | 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships Grosseto](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/GuhPn8dvjR5ZD0S6tyfueTFMmjFpDoGyLysxXamiocg.jpg?itok=_-5V0qSD)
Berlin 2018: Five moments from history
European Championships have produced memorable performances
![Para athlete Jason Smyth raises his arms](/sites/default/files/images/180817133827256_Jason-Smyth.jpg)
Dublin 2018: Jason Smyth joins home crowd
Paralympic athletics champion hopes Euros will leave legacy
![a group of male double amputee runners come round the bend](/sites/default/files/images/180508134057171_Johannes%2BFloors%2BBarca%2B1.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Classification Explained
A reminder of the new Para athletics classes ahead of next week’s Euros
![male Para athletes Stephen Miller and Maciej Sochal on the podium holding up their medals](/sites/default/files/images/180816163235342_Stephen-Miller-Maciej-Sochal.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Stephen Miller vs. Maciej Sochal
Past and present champions collide at next week’s Euros
![Belgium's Peter Genyn breaks men's 400m T51 world record](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/cLK9M93ek2A9g8bNptopvAzTG1B2ePQ_TU8oev_a0C8.jpg?itok=GRGkhQ5K)
Berlin 2018: Peter Genyn ready for return
European Championships are familiar territory for Belgian
![female long jumpers Marie-Amelie le Fur and Stef Reid in mid-air over the sandpit](/sites/default/files/images/180815165802240_Le-Fur-and-Reid.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Marie-Amelie le Fur vs. Stef Reid
World and Paralympic champions go head to head at Euros
![Women's 100m T42 | Final | London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/0I93KCbi-g6bOUwLMvhuSHoz1EAyx5AIxckhylUvhxE.jpg?itok=ygpdECxv)
Berlin 2018: Martina Caironi chases long jump gold
Missed out on European title at last three Championships
![two male wheelchair racers, Leo Pekka Tahti and Kenny van Weeghel, line up on the start line](/sites/default/files/images/180814164624653_Pekka-Tahti-van-Weeghel.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Leo Pekka Tahti vs. Kenny van Weeghel
Fifteen year-rivalry has its latest instalment at the Euros
![Markus REHM Gold Men's Long Jump T44 | Final | London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/cGrdv0IoDFYvEIqJgzmaydkrvIwj9tjJPsGjC9kx8xM.jpg?itok=6Uv24zTI)
Berlin 2018: Markus Rehm’s belated birthday
Party on hold ahead of European Championships challenge
![female wheelchair racers Kare Adenegan and Hannah Cockroft celebrating crossing the finish line](/sites/default/files/images/180813201058181_adenegan-cockroft.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Kare Adenegan vs. Hannah Cockroft
Experience takes on youth in one of most hotly anticipated Euros match ups
![male Para athletes Daniel Wagner and Heinrich Popow smiling with their arms around eachother](/sites/default/files/images/180811170300566_heinrich-popow-daniel-wagner.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Heinrich Popow vs. Daniel Wagner
Will defending European champion spoil Paralympic legend’s farewell?
![Female Para sprinters Irmgard Bensusan and Marlene van Gansewinkel](/sites/default/files/images/180810161405619_bensusan-van-gansewinkel.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Irmgard Bensusan vs. Marlene van Gansewinkel
Showdown between world record holders at Euros
![male wheelchair racers Henry Manni and Ben Rowlings](/sites/default/files/images/180810132832093_Henry-manni-ben-rowlings.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Henry Manni vs. Ben Rowlings
Who will come out on top in men’s T34 division at Euros?
![female wheelchair racer Kare Adenegan celebrates as she crosses the finish line](/sites/default/files/images/180809162821338_Kare-Adenegan-celeb.jpg)
Berlin 2018: Challenge of the champions
The BBC’s Ed Harry takes a closer look at the upcoming Euros
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Berlin 2018: Maria Lyle’s mature performance
Teenage sprinter ready to defend titles at European Championships
![Para athletes Gustavo Fernandez, Elizabeth Gomes, Claudia Romero and Allysa Seely](/sites/default/files/images/180807091014657_Americas-Athlete-Of-The-Month-July-2018.jpg)
Who should be July’s Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’?
Athletes nominated in athletics, taekwondo, triathlon and wheelchair tennis
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Berlin 2018: Marcel Hug happy to inspire
Wheelchair racer training the new generation ahead of Euros
![female Para athlete Birgit Kober smiling and holding a shot put](/sites/default/files/images/180810100636420_Birgit-Kober-shot-put1.jpg)
Berlin 2018 Home Grown Heroes: Birgit Kober
Paralympic and world champion ready to break new ground