PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
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Alaize hopes story in ‘Rising Phoenix’ inspires love not hate
How Para sport helped Frenchman overcome trauma from civil war in native Burundi
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Para sport inspires the rite of passage for Vanuatu’s Mathias Nakat
Born with cerebral palsy, Nakat left school in grade four after relentless bullying and constant name calling
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Pandemic fails to dampen Shikongo's spirits
Paralympic champion urges athletes to support each other during challenging times
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London Marathon: First win for Den Boer and Lakatos
Dutch surprises favourite Manuela Schar in the women's race while and Canadian gives his country the first victory in the British capital
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Wheelchair racers return to the road at London Marathon
World Para Athletics Facebook to show London Marathon wheelchair race live on Sunday, 3 October*
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ASICS World Ekiden 2020 takes virtual racing to new level
Specially created virtual race platform will vividly bring to life the connection and motivation of team competition at a time when we are apart
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Pillay wants underdog story to conclude at Tokyo 2020
South African shot put athlete flew under the radar into Paralympic bronze in Rio
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Gurjar keen to erase Rio 2016 debacle
‘During this lockdown, my throw has improved. I am now throwing beyond 68 metres’
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Sprinter and hip-hop artist preaches positivity
French Para athlete releases new single "La Banane"
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World champions back to competition mode in GB and Japan
Hannah Cockroft, Brent Lakatos and Maya Nakanishi shine at National Championships in Great Britain and Japan
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Tatyana McFadden speaks on power of inclusion and campaigning for change
"I had to fight to be allowed to train. I was denied the right to run alongside other athletes and I thought 'this is not how it should be'.”
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Ottobock Get Together meets Tokyo 2020
Third edition of the live talks on World Para Athletics Facebook is all about the impact of next year's Paralympic Games in Japan
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Rising Phoenix Quiz: Ntando Mahlangu
Test your knowledge about South Africa's Para athletics world champion and one of the stars of the Netflix's documentary
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Anna Grimaldi: Turning a negative into a positive
'I grew a lot as a person in the last three years, it kind of pushed me learn a lot more about myself and to explore those other parts of my life other than sport'
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Jonnie Peacock on performing under pressure
'I wanted to be the first disabled person on there but not to have people talk about it. I didn’t want that to be the reason they voted for me.'
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World records galore in Krakow and Leverkusen
Athletes return to action in Germany and Poland with seven new world marks in three days
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World champions back to action in Krakow and Leverkusen
World champions to compete for the first time this season in international events in Germany and Poland
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Zhou ‘won’t easily give up’ on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
One of world’s best wheelchair racers wants to close career on a high note
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Gicasso - the teacher who inspires her pupils through sport
Angolan vision impaired athlete feels grateful for bp’s support on and off the track
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Lex Gillette: 'Don't give up on 2020'
The four-time Paralympic medallist spoke during Airbnb's Olympian & Paralympian Online Experiences