PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
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Nottwil to provide perfect Grand Prix season’s curtain raiser
Home and international stars eye world records as 2023 GP wraps up in Switzerland from 25 to 27 May
![A male long jumper jumping with a prosthetic right leg](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Markus%20Rehm.jpg)
Markus Rehm sets new world record in L'Hospitalet
German Paralympic champion improves in 2 centimetres his own mark at the traditional international meeting near Barcelona
![Three male athletes on wheelchairs posing for a photo with medals.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Piotr%20Kosewicz%20Poland%20Tokyo%202020.jpg)
Poland’s Paralympic discus champion Kosewicz thanks winter skills for summer success
Piotr Kosewicz, who won the men's discus throw F52 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says Para biathlon and discus throwing have 'a lot in common'
![Familiar faces grabbed the headlines with big performances on the continent where the next World Para Athletics Championships will be held.in July.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Jesolo%202023.jpg)
European stars live up to the hype in Jesolo
Top stars including Rehm, Johannes and Durand stamp dominance as competition gets intense moving closer to Paris 2023 World Championships
![A female athlete smiles for a photograph while holding a gold medal with her right hand and a bouquet with her left hand.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Luca%20Ekler%2C%20Hungary%2C%20Tokyo%202020%201.jpg)
Meet Hungary's Paralympic champion Ekler, the university teacher boosting Para sports
Luca Ekler, who won the women’s long jump T38 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, says finding Para athletics was ‘a dream come true’
![Italy's Monica Contrafatto (left), Ambra Sabatini (centre) and Martina Caironi celebrate their triple podium at Tokyo 2020.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Italy.jpg)
All eyes on Jesolo with Paris 2023 Worlds lurking
Paralympic stars, including local star Sabatini, will be among the favourites as they lead a field of 496 athletes from 65 nations in the three-day Grand Prix
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Swiss wheelchair racer Catherine Debrunner wins 2023 Laureus Award
Debrunner wins her first Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability Award for her successful 2022 season
![Cuba's Omara Durand, who won two golds at the Dubai Grand Prix, returned in style to finish on top in 200m and 400m T12 races.](/sites/default/files/2023-05/Omara%20Durand.jpg)
Familiar names excel at Xalapa Grand Prix
Tokyo 2020 stars and home favourites Chessani Garcia and Guadarrama join Cuban icon Durand to steal the show as fourth Grand Prix of the year concludes
![Mexico's Jose Rodolfo Chessani Garcia celebrates his Paralympic gold medal at Tokyo 2020 in the men’s 400m T38.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/Jose%20Rodolfo%20Chessani%20Garcia%20of%20Mexico%20celebrating%20his%20Paralympic%20gold%20medal%20at%20Tokyo%202020%20in%20the%20men%E2%80%99s%20400m%20T38..jpg)
New stars ready to make a mark at Xalapa GP
Paralympic legend Omara Durand will be joined by local hero Chessani Garcia in a star-studded field from Thursday to Saturday in Mexico
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the finish line ahead of another racer in a street marathon](/sites/default/files/2023-04/GettyImages-1484388100.jpg)
De Rozario wins late London Marathon dash, Hug triumphs again
Women's race sees third different winner in three races of the Abbott World Marathon Majors while Swiss start picks second victory in less than a week
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Media accreditation open for Paris 2023 World Championships
Accreditation deadline is 28 May, Para Athletics Worlds will take place at the Charlety Stadium from 8 to 17 July this year
![A male wheelchair racer crossing the finish line in a street marathon](/sites/default/files/2023-04/GettyImages-1482837300%20%281%29.jpg)
Hug sets new course record, Scaroni picks first win at Boston Marathon
USA wheelchair racer wins despite pit stop while Swiss Paralympic champion triumphs for sixth time in dominant fashion
![A female athlete competing in shot put](/sites/default/files/2023-04/GettyImages-1336880804.jpg)
Paris 23 Worlds: Lisa Adams looking to put the pieces together for another gold
New Zealand’s Paralympic and world champion on life in a sporting family, the next steps to success and having an Olympic legend sister for a coach
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Family of athletes key to Canadian runner Riech’s Paralympic success story
Canada’s Nate Riech, who won the men’s 1,500m T38 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, attributes part of his success to growing up among family members striving for sporting excellence
![Greece's Athanasios Ghavelas celebrates with his guide Sotirios Gkaragkanis after winning gold in the men’s 100m T11 at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/Athanasios%20Ghavelas.jpg)
Paris 23 Worlds: Relaxation is key for Greece’s track sensation Ghavelas
The 22-year-old Paralympic champion in 100m T11 wants to reproduce his stunning Tokyo 2020 form at the World Championships this July in France
![A male runner with cerebral palsy raises his hands in the air at the finish line of the Barcelona Marathon.](/sites/default/files/2023-04/Alex%20Roca%20finish%20line%20hands%20raised.jpeg)
‘You set your own limits’, says history-maker Alex Roca
The 31-year-old Spaniard, who has reduced mobility and communicates through sign language due to cerebral palsy, recently completed a marathon – and now he wants to inspire others
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Athletes and fans join World Championships 100 Days to Go celebration in Paris
French capital receives local and international guests inviting Parisians to come to Charlety Stadium in July and see the world's best in action
![A male athlete holds up an Irish flag behind him as he celebrates a victory in the athletics stadium at Tokyo 2020.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Jason%20Smyth%20Tokyo%202020.jpg)
Six-time Paralympic champion Jason Smyth of Ireland retires undefeated
Irish sporting legend Jason Smyth will continue to be a positive influence on the Paralympic Movement as the new strategy manager at Paralympics Ireland
![An athlete who is missing his right arm below the elbow smiles as he runs on the street during a marathon as onlookers take photos of him.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Havard%20Vatnhamar%20Tokyo%202020%20Faroe.jpg)
Postcard from the Faroes: Vatnhamar's journey as country's only athlete at Tokyo 2020
Marathon runner Havard Vatnhamar only athlete to fly the Faroe Islands flag at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic or Olympic Games
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Paralympic champion Riech meets and races Kongssund, a teenage runner he inspired
Nate Riech received a message four years ago from 13-year-old Skjalg Kongssund, an aspiring Para runner from Norway. This month, at the Dubai 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix, they competed in the same race and even shared the podium