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Dubai 2019: Anrune Weyers takes South Africa's first gold
Family support is secret behind World Championships titles on Sunday
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Dubai 2019: Hannah Cockroft smashes record to take 11th world title
Sunday morning sees China extend the lead in the medal standings after two more victories
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Dubai 2019: Spectacular Saturday sees seven world records
China top medals table and hosts UAE take first medal at the competition
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Dubai 2019: Lisa Adams joins family legacy with gold
Coached by sister and two-time Olympic champion Valerie, New Zealander betters her own World Record
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Calm Mahlangu keen to take Dubai by storm
Teenage star inspired by Springboks’ Rugby World Cup win in Japan
Dubai 2019: India's Chaudhary claims gold with record throw
"It’s great news for India, World Record and two medals tonight”
![Refugee Para athlete Nasajpour](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Nasajpour%20training.jpg)
25.9 million hopes rest on Nasajpour at the Worlds
‘It is a challenge for me because you are representing a team that is not NPC’
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Dubai 2019: Brazilian Rayane soars high on debut
‘I didn’t know that I was leading in the race, it starts to pain, my body, in the last metres of the race’
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Vote for October’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
World champions, World Marathon Major winner and Wheelchair tennis legend make the shortlist
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Paralympic stars all set for World Championships
Algeria’s Baka and Ukraine’s Adzhametova will be defending their titles on day one
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World Championships set new broadcast coverage record
A total of 24 broadcasters from all continents will receive coverage of Dubai 2019
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Dubai 2019: Worlds to promote UN Sustainable Development Goals
Sara Alsenani confident of impressing in front of home fans
![Richard Whitehead seeming tired while running towards the finish line](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Richard-Whitehead.jpg)
Richard Whitehead promises Japanese fans ‘real appetite for Paralympic sport’
Paralympic star looks for three-peat in Tokyo
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Daniel Romanchuk clinches New York Marathon title
Manuela Schär pips favourite Tatyana McFadden for women's title
Dubai 2019: Rosbil Guillen’s medal hunt driven on by redemption
Victory at home Parapan Am Games makes athlete a household name in Peru and takes him to the World Championships
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Dubai 2019: McFadden aiming for top after remarkable journey
Recovered from injury, USA wheelchair racer is ready to chase her World Championship dreams again
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Dubai 2019: Ones to Watch - Top male athletes
10 male athletes from 10 different nations expected to headline the World Championships
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IPC unlikely to move Tokyo 2020 marathon
Weather cooler in September as athlete welfare remains top priority
![a female vision impaired runner and her guide running on the track](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Lima-2019-Omara-Durand-day-4.jpg)
Dubai 2019: Ones to Watch - Top female athletes
Ten international stars who can make the headlines during the World Para Athletics Championships in November
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Dubai 2019: A platform for the UN SDGs
World Para Athletics Championships to become first major global sport event to promote the Sustainable Development Goals