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![Evan O'Hanlon and Scott Reardon](/sites/default/files/images/130410092717346_Aussie%2Bsprinters.jpg)
O’Hanlon and Reardon set for Doha 2015
The two Australian world champions have been automatically selected to compete at October’s IPC Athletics World Championships.
First Spanish IPC Athletics Education programme takes places in Ecuador
Supported by the Agitos Foundation, the course trained 30 officials
![Blindfolded women with guide running in a relay](/sites/default/files/images/150120141540101_Cuiqing%2BLiu.jpg)
Liu hopes Beijing Grand Prix acts as catalyst to challenging Guilhermina
The Chinese Asian Para Games champion will be competing at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing and hopes to challenge her Brazilian rival later this year.
![Marcel Hug has three Superheros: Roger Federer, Nelson Mandela and Michael Jackson.](/sites/default/files/images/150331120712047_5%2Bapril%2B2015_0.jpg)
#SuperheroSunday: Marcel Hug
The Swiss wheelchair racer is an inspiration to millions due to his performances on the track, but who inspires him?
![European Para Youth Games 2015 logo](/sites/default/files/images/150331093937246_logo_0.jpg)
Varazdin, Croatia, to stage the European Para Youth Games 2015 this July
The event between 16-19 July 2015 will feature competition in athletics, boccia, swimming, table tennis and sitting volleyball
![South Korea struck gold on Saturday (21 March) at the IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships B-Pool by beating Sweden, 4-2](/sites/default/files/images/150321200809986_IPC%2BIce%2BSledge%2BHockey%2BWorld%2BChampionships%2B2015%2BB-Pool_589.jpg)
Month in para-sport review: March 2015
Catch-up on an extremely busy month for para-sport with events taking place in both winter and summer sports.
#WorkoutWednesday with Jeremy Campbell
The US Paralympic and world discus champion guides us through his average training day on the road to Doha 2015.
![Cuiqing Liu has three Superheros: her mother, her coach and Guohua Zhou.](/sites/default/files/images/150327102235411_29%2Bmar%2B2015_0.jpg)
#SuperheroSunday: Cuiqing Liu
Liu is the biggest threat to Brazil’s TerezhinaGuilherminaat Rio 2016 and this week tell us who her heroes are
![A group of people pose in front of an IPC Athletics banners in Tunis, Tunisia.](/sites/default/files/images/150327165118043_Tunisia.jpeg)
Athletics education programme gathers pace
The latest training opportunity for classifiers and officials took place along the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Tunis, Tunisia, supported by the Agitos Foundation.
![Walid Ktila of Tunisia won all four of the events he took part in over the three days of track and field action at the Rades Athletics Stadium.](/sites/default/files/images/150326094048511_151232666.jpg)
Ktila completes four wins from four races in Tunis
Following the conclusion of the event in Tunisia, the IPC Athletics Grand Prix now heads to Beijing, China.
![Saudi Arabia's London 2012 silver medallist Hani Alnakhli (left) set a new discus F33 world record at the 2015 IPC Ahletics Grand Prix in Tunis, Tunisa.](/sites/default/files/images/150325084655628_151498730.jpg)
Alnakhli sets new world mark in men’s discus
Saudi Arabia’s Paralympic silver medallist throws 29.50m to set a new men’s discus F33 world record.
![Safia Djelal of Algeria competes in the Women's Shot Put F57/58 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/150324085955177_Safia%2BDjelal%2B.jpg)
Algeria’s Djelal sets new javelin world record in Tunis
The first day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Tunis, Tunisia, saw one world record and a double win for home favourite Walid Ktila.
![Tim Prendergast of New Zealand competes in the Men's 800m T13 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/150323083313807_Tim%2BPrendergast.jpg)
Prendergast set for IPC Athletics World Championships Marathon
New Zealand has named a three-strong team for the event which will take place in London, Great Britain.
![Sophie Hahn has three Superheros: Jess Ennis, Hannah Cockroft and Richard Whitehead.](/sites/default/files/images/150319105925404_22%2Bmar%2B2015.jpg)
#SuperheroSunday: Sophie Hahn
British teenage sprint sensation tells us which three people she looks up to.
![Walid Ktila of Tunisia](/sites/default/files/images/140225102125636_Walid%2BKtila_0.jpg)
IPC Athletics Grand Prix heads to Africa
The 9th Tunis International Meeting between 23-25 March will attract 220 athletes from 20 countries.
![Edith Wolf-Hunkeler of Switzerland competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/140709085909511_120903_205615_mh_1775.jpg)
Paralympic champion Edith Wolf-Hunkeler retires
Swiss wheelchair racer and eight-time Paralympic medallist has retired from professional racing due to health problems
![A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating with her hand up](/sites/default/files/images/130206101749059_151289479.jpg)
Hamline University to host 2015 U.S. Paralympics Track & Field National Championships
St. Paul, Minnesota to hold event for first time 19-21 June
![Belgium's Marieke Vervoort was in great form in her comeback in Nottwil after four months out injured.](/sites/default/files/images/140517114752778_IPC_ATH_GP_NOTTWILL_20140516_LP_0439_WEB_0.jpg)
Allianz and IPC Athletics extend global partnership until end of 2016
The financial services provider becomes a tier one partner of October’s World Championships and the 2016 European Championships
![Walid Ktila has three Superheros: Heinz Frei, Kurt Fearnley and David Weir.](/sites/default/files/images/150313112532677_15%2Bmar%2B2015.jpg)
#SuperheroSunday: Walid Ktila
The Tunisian multi Paralympic and world champion explains why his three heroes are all from the world of para-athletics
![Vanessa Low long jump 2014 Athletics Grand Prix Berlin](/sites/default/files/images/140710163434739_IPC_ATH_GP_BERLIN_20140621_LP_0961_WEB.jpg)
#WorkoutWednesday: Germany’s Vanessa Low
The long jump world record holder gives us an insight into her day which can involve anything from lugging tractor tyres to watching a romcom!