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London 2017: Day 2 morning athlete reaction
Flashquotes from some of Saturday morning's World Para Athletics Championships medallists.
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London 2017: Raoua Tlili claims third straight world title
Tunisian wins discus F41 event for third successive World Championships.
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London 2017: Day 2 evening athlete reaction
Flashquotes from some of Saturday evening's World Para Athletics Championships medallists.
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London 2017: Britain win five golds on Super Saturday
Reid, Whitehead, Hahn, Arnold and Kinghorn all strike gold as six world records fall.
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London 2017: Speech by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan
The Mayor speaks of his pride at the British capital staging the World Para Athletics Championships.
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London 2017: Day 1 athlete reaction
Flashquotes from first night of World Para Athletics Championships.
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London 2017: Hannah Cockroft smashes world record for gold
British T34 racer one of eight gold medallists on opening night of World Para Athletics Championships.
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London 2017: Day 1 Preview
Great Britain’s Hannah Cockroft aims to win first gold of 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.
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London 2017: Pre-event press conference
IPC President and Organising Committee Co-chair speak ahead of opening session.
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London 2017: Opening speech by Sir Philip Craven
IPC President highlights how London 2017 is a direct legacy of London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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London 2017: Opening speech by Ed Warner
Co-Chair of London 2017 Organising Committee welcomed athletes and spectators to "the greatest city in the world".
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#APCTop20 Moments – No.20: Argentina win Paralympic gold after 20 years
Sprinter Yanina Martinez triumphs in women’s 100m T36 at Rio 2016.
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Brent Lakatos named Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’
Canadian broke a seven-year-old world record at the Nottwil Grand Prix.
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Annika Zeyen trades basketball for athletics
Paralympic champion makes World Championship debut at London 2017.
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London 2017: McFadden and van Rhijn raring to go
Title contenders speaking ahead of World Para Athletics Championships.
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London 2017: Hug, Rehm and Greaves speak
Medal contenders ready for World Para Athletics Championships.
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London 2017: Wallace, Smyth and Peacock excited
Sprinters speak ahead of World Para Athletics Championships.
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5 Facts: GB's Georgie Hermitage
What you need to know about British sprinter going for T37 gold at London 2017.
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5 Facts: Germany's Markus Rehm
The lowdown on world long jump T44 champion as he prepares to defend his title at London 2017.
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5 Facts: Tunisia's Walid Ktila
The lowdown on T34 runner as he prepares to defend four world titles at London 2017.