PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
![Five African athletes train, doing upward kicks, on an indoor track.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Amos%20Ahiagah%20training%20Ghana%20Malawi.jpg)
Ghana's Amos Ahiagah busy running, cutting hair and making brother's dreams come true
The 19-year-old balances a life of training and working in a barbershop in the hopes of making his siblings and country proud
![Hosts Morocco topped the overall medals table at the Marrakech GP that was attended by 441 athletes from across 46 nations.](/sites/default/files/2023-03/Morocco.jpg)
Hosts shine bright at Marrakech Grand Prix
Morocco made it a memorable three days at home, Brazil's Gomes and Nigeria’s Nwachukwu set new world records* at the third GP of 2023
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The heat is on in Marrakech for the third Grand Prix of 2023
A 70-strong Chinese contingent aim to build on Dubai success in Morocco; France set eyes on ideal World Championships preparation
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Xalapa to host Mexican Grand Prix in April
Competition is scheduled to take place from 27 to 29 next month replacing Monterrey, followed by the Jesolo GP in Italy from 12 to 14 May
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Records galore as China return in style at Dubai 2023 Grand Prix
Paralympic stars Hug, Debrunner smash their own world records* while Chinese athletes top the medal standings with 42 golds in the four-day GP
![UAE's Paralympic star Mohamed Alhammadi will lead the local charge at the second Grand Prix of the season.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/UAE%27s%20Mohammed%20Hammadi%20in%20action%20at%20Dubai%202022%20GP..jpeg)
World’s best return to Dubai for second Grand Prix of the season
Paralympic stars including local champion Alhammadi to hog limelight in one of the strongest fields; China to return to international meet after two years
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Catherine Debrunner up for Laureus Awards
Swiss continuous her country's long tradition of wheelchair racers shortlisted to the World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability prize
![A female runner smiles and raises her right arm in a salute as she comes off the running track.](/sites/default/files/2023-02/Hlompho%20Kete%20hand%20wave.jpg)
Self-acceptance helps Kete embrace life after losing eyesight in medical mystery
"I’ve learned that I’m like this, I have to accept myself like this" - teenage sprinter from Lesotho encourages young athletes to be confident about their disabilities and to chase their dreams
![Tunisia's wheelchair racing star Walid Ktila](/sites/default/files/2023-06/Walid%20Ktila.jpg)
Tunis 2023: Ktila, Chida shine with twin golds
Paralympic stars propel hosts Tunisia to top of medals table; Iraq and Uzbekistan impress too at season opener
![A short-stature woman celebrating with the flag of Tunisia](/sites/default/files/2023-02/1801679.jpg)
Tunis kicks off 2023 World Para Athletics GP
Nearly 300 athletes from 25 countries to take part in the opening event of the season that marks the 10th anniversary of the Grand Prix
![Overhead view of a male wheelchair racer in the Olympic Stadium at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/2023-02/1803507.jpg)
Paris 2024 Paralympic event schedule is out
The Stade de France will host 1,069 athletes competing in 164 medal events in Para athletics from 30 August to 8 September
![Paralympic proposal Keula Semedo](/sites/default/files/oembed_thumbnails/G1V9Kc1Lm4h-fSj93j6iG9wXaAl-murdBbQG5qDhgfs.jpg)
Wedding day set for Cape Verde’s most romantic couple following Tokyo 2020 proposal
Para sprinter Keula Semedo’s guide dog Lisbonne also on the guest list for the wedding, set be held in July 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal and one of the events we are most looking forward to this year
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IPC and World Para Athletics mourn passing of John Bourke
Bourke was the first ever Head of Classification for what was formerly known as IPC Athletics
![A male athlete in a national kit smiles as a medal presenter puts a medal around his neck.](/sites/default/files/2022-12/Moses%20Misoya%20medal%20Region%205%20Youth%20Games.jpg)
Teenage runner Misoya spreads joy and family pride from dirt tracks in Malawi
Poverty and lean training conditions no obstacle for 17-year-old runner determined to bring pride to his large family and remote village in southeastern Africa
![A female Para athlete runs with her male guide runner](/sites/default/files/2022-12/1%20Omara%20Durand%20Tokyo%202020.jpg)
Cuban sprint queen Durand embraces perfect chemistry with guide Kindelan
The great connection between athletes with vision impairments and their able-bodied guides, like the one between Omara Durand and Yuniol Kindelan, is one of the many things we celebrate on International Day of Persons with Disabilities, celebrated on 3 December
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Join the Paris 23 Para Athletics World Championships as a volunteer!
Nearly 2,000 volunteers across 15 different functional areas will be mobilised to help organise the event in the French capital
![A female athlete holds a yellow picture book about a dog with a prosthetic leg](/sites/default/files/2022-11/Kaede%20Maegawa%2C%20Japan.jpg)
Japanese Paralympian Maegawa writes children’s book about prosthetics
Kaede Maegawa, who competed at the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, wrote a book last year about a black dog with a prosthetic leg
![A female wheelchair racer with the USA flag and a male racer with the Swiss flag in front of a marathon finishing line](/sites/default/files/2022-11/GettyImages-1439519021.jpg)
Susannah Scaroni and Marcel Hug seal series crown with NYC Marathon win
USA and Switzerland's wheelchair racers triumph in unseasonably warm conditions on Sunday in New York
![A male athlete with a prosthetic leg steps forward to throw a javelin](/sites/default/files/2022-10/India%20Sumit%20Antil%20Tokyo%202020-1.jpg)
India’s Paralympic champion Antil shares secret to his success in javelin throwing
Antil extended the world record three times in the men’s javelin F64 final at Tokyo 2020 en route to winning his maiden gold medal
![USA's Susannah Scaroni crosses the finish line in 1:45:48 to win the 2022 Chicago Marathon.](/sites/default/files/2022-10/Susannah%20Scaroni%20crosses%20the%20finish%20line%20to%20win%20the%202022%20Chicago%20Marathon.%20.jpeg)
Scaroni, Hug triumph at Chicago Marathon
The 31-year-old from USA stuns nine-time champion McFadden for her first ever major title as Swiss legend sets a new course record in the men's race