PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Men's 100m T42 Popow and Reardon rivarly - as of 19.07.13

Looking at Lyon: Men’s 100m T42

Heinrich Popow and Scott Reardon headline a stacked field in the men’s T42 class at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Men's 200m T43 rivalry infographic - Oliveira and Leeper

Looking at Lyon: Men’s 200m T43

Will Brazil’s Alan Fonteles Oliveira be able to squeak by the USA’s Blake Leeper for gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships?

Van Rhijn and Le Fur rivalry

Looking at Lyon: Women’s 100m T44

What happens when the world’s fastest female amputee takes on the host nation’s heroine at the IPC Athletics World Championships?

Michelle Stilwell and Marieke Vervoort infographic

Looking at Lyon: Women’s 100m T52

Two veterans on the track – Belgium’s Marieke Vervoort and Canada’s Michelle Stilwell – will sprint to the finish at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

A picture of 3 men crossing the finish line during an athletics race

World and Paralympic champions to line up in Lyon

The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships begin on Friday, where some of the biggest names in para-athletics will be hoping to add World titles to their medals from London 2012.

Michael McKillop and Brad Scott rivalry

Looking at Lyon: Men’s 800m T37

Will Australia’s Brad Scott or Tunisia’s Mohamed Charmi pull off a surprise or is Ireland’s Michael McKillop a sure bet for gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships?