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Kobe 2024: Aitchison, Athmani lead record-breaking Thursday
New Zealand's sprinter smashes 200m T36 world mark while Algeria set two new world records with another triumph for Skander Djamil Athmani (men's 100m T13) and Safia Djelal's women’s shot put F57 gold; Turkey’s Serkan Yildirim becomes the world's fastest man in the 400m T12 in a day that saw Dominican Republic's first-ever gold and victories for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champions Vanessa Low and Daniel Pembroke

Kobe 2024: Rehm extends his reign, Alphonse makes history for Mauritius
German blade jumper Markus Rehm takes his seventh world title and sees 'big jumps coming' ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympics as Noemi Alphonse's 100m T54 victory puts her country on the top of the podium for the first time ever; Morocco's Youssra Karim finally turns silver into gold in the women’s discus throw F41 while Brazil reaches most successful Para Athletics World Championships campaign and Saudi Arabia grab first gold medal in Japan

Kobe 2024: Double delight for Blackwell, Ekler, Jong and Xiaoyan
Four athletes take their second gold at this year's World Championships on Tuesday, as Great Britain's Hannah Cockroft claims her 15th world title and India and Iran make history; Belgium, Indonesia and Malaysia top the podium for the first time on day five in Japan

Kobe 2024: Monday sees shocking wins on the track and the field
Algeria’s Skander Athmani in the men's 100m T13, Azerbaijan’s Said Najafzade in the men's long jump T12 and Mexico Gloria Zarza Guadarrama in the women's shot put F54 dethrone defending champions on day four; China and India produce world record performances as Brazil has another strong day in Japan

Kobe 2024: Schaefer, Fortune save their best for last on rainy Sunday
German wins the men's long jump T63 world title for the third time in his last attempt while British thrower breaks the women's shot put F20 world record twice at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium; China take four gold while Ecuador, Namibia, New Zealand, France, Georgia, Hungary and UAE top the podium for the first time

Kobe 2024: Paralympic champions return to Japan in style on day two
Six Tokyo 2020 gold medallists top the podium on Saturday at the Para Athletics World Championships, including a first world title for Ethiopia's Tigist Gezahagn Menigstu in the women's 5000m T13 followed by another Ethiopian victory with Yayesh Gate Tesfaw setting a new world record in the women's 1500m T11

Kobe 2024: Four times Brazil, four times Ferreira on day one
Brazilian sprinter takes his fourth consecutive title in the men's 100m T47 while Wanna Brito wins her first gold medal in the women's club throw F32 in a day that began with a world record for Yeltsin Jacques in the men's 5000m T11; Italy’s Carlo Calcagni sets a new world record in the men's 100m T72 on Friday at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

World Para Athletics express condolences on the passing of Rashid Masjedi
Iranian athlete was the Paris 2023 world champion and Asian Para Games gold medallist in the men's shot put F53

Kobe 2024: World Championships kick off to mark a year like no other
First edition of the Para Athletics Worlds in East Asia will see over 1,047 athletes from 100 nations competing from 17 to 25 May marking the first time the world's largest single Para sport event is held in the same year of the Paralympic Games

Kobe 2024: Every defending world champion in the women's events
Forty-six events will see athletes defending their crown at the Para Athletics World Championships from 17 to 25 May at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

Kobe 2024: Every defending world champion in the men's events
A total of 64 male athletes will be aiming to top the podium for the second consecutive year, including plenty of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champions returning to Japan

Para athletics stars heading to Kobe for 2024 World Championships
As many as 1073 athletes from 104 nations will in action at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium for the Worlds glory, just three months before the Paris 2024 Paralympics

Grand Prix 2024: Home stars steal show in Marrakech
Morocco athletes including Paralympic stars Derhem and Karim put up strong show as did Mexico's Rodolfo Chessani in the final Grand Prix before Kobe 2024 which was attended by IPC President Parsons

Grand Prix 2024: Magic to be made in Marrakech
Over 430 athletes including Paralympic stars like Rodolfo Chessani and several home stars to be in action in the final Grand Prix before Kobe 2024 Worlds

Grand Prix 2024: Host success and record moments in Xalapa
The latest Grand Prix saw a strong central and south American contingent's contest with Tokyo 2020 champions including Cuba’s Sol Cervantes smashing the world record in T47 long jump while Rosolfo Chessani impresses at home

Grand Prix 2024: The action moves to Mexico
Tokyo 2020 champions Rodriguez Saavedra and Chessani Garcia to lead a huge home contingent in a field of 495 athletes from 26 nations in Xalapa

Grand Prix 2024: Italian icons soar in Jesolo
Success for home stars Monica Contrafatto, teenage talent Filippi and an intriguing battle with javelin between two Indian greats steal show in third Grand Prix of season

Grand Prix 2024: Superstar Season heads to Jesolo
Home contingent and international stars meet at the third GP of the season in Italy and the first to take place in Europe this year

Grand Prix 2024: The greats deliver in Tunis
A new-look field produced three days of top-level action in the Tunisian capital, as the second Grand Prix of 2024 took centre stage in the Para athletics world with local star Raoua Tlili renewing her rivalry with Morocco's Youssra Karim and plenty of African Paralympic medallists adding more gold to their CVs

Paris 2024: Ones to Watch for Para athletics
The ten names you should be looking out for in Para athletics when the next Paralympics kick off in France this summer