PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
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British ace Para athlete Georgie Hermitage announces retirement
‘I would have loved to have gone to Tokyo, but I would have been half the athlete I know I can be’
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India eye record medal haul at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Nation expects to send 35 athletes to the Paralympics, their largest ever
Paralympic and world champion Paul Blake announces retirement
British runner's highlights include Rio 2016 400m T36 and Dubai 2019 800m T36 gold medals
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Azimi Asadollah suspended for anti-doping violation
The Iranian Para athlete has been suspended for nine months
Jessica Lewis targets further glory
The T53 wheelchair racer is coming off a strong season with Parapan titles and a fourth place at the Worlds
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Desiree Vila reinvents herself
Spanish former gymnast makes Para athletics Worlds debut at Dubai 2019
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2019 Top Moments - No. 1: Ferreira, Floors top the chart with fastest times
'I don’t want to say that I will be running under 10.40 because that just comes with training'
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Francisca Mardones named Americas ´Athlete of the Month´
Chilean clinches emotional world title in the shot put with a world record throw
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IPC remove women’s T52 100m from Paralympic Games
Only five athletes competed in the women's T52 100m competition at the Para Athletics World Championships in Dubai
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US ace Tatyana hungry for more glory at Tokyo
“I want to leave a legacy of my own"
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Kobe 2021: Japan on the spotlight
Japanese fans to enjoy the best athletics can offer with the 2020 Paralympic Games and 2021 World Para Athletics Championships fast approaching
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Dubai to kick off 2020 Grand Prix
Same stadium of the 2019 World Championships to stage first event in March
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Top six moments
After nine days of intense action it is time to look back at the highlights of the competition
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Al Hammadi hands UAE elusive gold on final day
China top the medals tally with 25 golds
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USA sign off golden Thursday with Relay win
Mixed event makes its debut in a World Championships
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Kenya’s Kimani retains men’s 5000m World title
'Now I’ll continue training to retain the two gold medals that I got in Rio'
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Germany’s Rehm on seventh heaven
'I really hope that people realise what amazing athletes we have here in the World Championships'
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Bolt-inspired Oberoi now looks to himself
'I can’t believe it! I was thinking of claiming a medal maybe in Tokyo, not here'
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Brazilians create history with clean sweep in 100m
‘This is a moment of total happiness for country and for us’
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Dubai 2019: Legnante completes grand double
'I'm absolutely happy, it’s a medal that I was really strongly looking for'