PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Athanasios Ghavelas, Catherine Debrunner, Hannah Cockroft and some of the finest on the planet head to the United Arab Emirates for one of the most traditional Para athletics events on the international circuit from 13* to 15 February

The two-time Paralympic champion returned to competition after giving birth to her son Matteo in June 2022

Get to know the major qualification events coming up and follow athletes on their journeys to the Games

"Happy Paralympic year! It's such an exciting year. I hope you're all ready for the wild ride!" New Zealand's Lisa Adams said.

From Italian sprinters set to return for more glory in the French capital at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games to an unbelievable shot put final and plenty of world records, a lookback at nine fantastic days in July at the Charlety Stadium

The Italian sprinter won both the men’s 100m and 200m T64 races in his World Championships debut this year

Cuban jumper is one of the five Parapan Am Games winners to set new world marks at the Centro Atletico Mario Recordon with Brazil's Elizabeth Gomes and Samuel Oliveira leading the country to the top of the medals table, while Colombia's Jose Gregorio Lemos and Karen Palomeque continue their impressive run of titles

Para athletics events started on 21 November in Santiago 2023, with big names of the sport showing early on their talents in the Parque Estadio Nacional

Over 400 athletes will be competing in 124 medal events during five days of Para athletics entertainment in Chile with Brazil aiming at keeping the dominance on track and field events, plenty of Chilean hopefuls and a Canadian newcomer straight from the ice hockey rinks

Swiss wheelchair racers dominate the event with Debrunner setting new course record in her debut and Hug making history with his sixth victory

Chinese star Wen Xiaoyan claims hat-trick of golds and world records as host nations breaks the 200 gold medal-mark in Para athletics in Hangzhou

Four gold medals will be up for grabs in a challenging course through Seine-Saint-Denis and Paris on 8 September, last day of the Paralympic Games

Host nation set to top the medals table again following successful campaigns at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and this year's Worlds in Paris

Bidders can submit applications to host the World Para Athletics Championships, the U-20 Worlds and Grand Prix series in 2025

Laureus Awards winner triumphs in her first marathon in the USA, Swiss Silver Bullet takes four victory in the race on a Sunday of broken records

WPA community invited to submit recommendations and proposed amendments on a survey (link below) no later than 24 November

Top four finishers in the women's wheelchair race cross the finishing line below the previous record, Marcel Hug wins men's event for ninth time

The German gold medallist in the men’s 100m T64 at Tokyo 2020 is preparing for his ‘perfect’ race at Paris 2024

Eight-episode series was presented during the Venice Film Festival with the participation of Italy’s ‘Charlie's Angels’

Mason served the sport for almost a decade in different capacities, as International Technical Official, Technical Delegate and Chair of the Jury of Appeal