PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Marcin Awizen

32 World-Record Holders Head to IPC Euros

Poland, Ukraine and Germany are all sending large numbers of current world-record holders to the IPC Athletics European Championships in Stadskanaal.

Graeme Ballard

Ballard Storming into Stadskanaal

Great Britain’s Graeme Ballard is back on track to medal again at the Paralympics and fans will get to see his progress at next week’s IPC Athletics European Championships.

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Mile Stojkoski: Even the cows are surprised to see us

Mile Stojkoski from the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia is travelling over 5,000km to London in a wheelchair to raise awareness about issues facing people with a disability. Each week, his Project Manager, Vladimir Pandovski, updates paralympic.org on their progress.

Sophia Warner

Paralympian Warner is new UKA Commercial Director

UK Athletics (UKA) has announced IPC World Championships silver medallist and European record holder Sophia Warner has been appointed as UKA’s new Commercial Director with effect from October 2012.

April Holmes

April Holmes: My Secret Service Job

USA’s champion sprinter April Holmes has always wanted to work for the Secret Service, and she shares how an athletic career has fulfilled that dream.

Hannah Cockroft London 2012 Test Event

Brits Highlight Athletics Test Event

Richard Whitehead, Hannah Cockroft and Paul Blake set world records on the track, while Dan Greaves left dissatisfied with his Discus results.