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Co-op unveiled as national partner of London 2017
In addition to supporting July’s World Para Athletics Championships, the company will be a team support of British Athletics Para team.
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Nottwil 2017 website launched
The website for the first ever World Para Athletics Junior Championships has been launched to mark four months to go.
![Brent Lakatos of Canada competes in the men's 400 meter T53 at Olympic Stadium during day 3 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122003217_Brent%2BLakatos_Athletics_GettyImages-602225706.jpg)
London Calling – Canada’s Brent Lakatos
In a new weekly series we hear from the world’s top Para athletes hoping to head to Great Britain this summer for the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships.
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Holiday hotspot with Great Britain’s Jonnie Peacock
The double Paralympic champion tells us about where he likes to take vacation.
![Breanna Clark of the United States celebrates winning the gold medal in the Women's 400m - T20 Final on day 6 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170331091141124_GettyImages-604454678.jpg)
Clark still savours gold as Olympian mother recalls moment
The USA’s Breanna Clark won the 400m T20, and Olympic silver medallist mother looks to help train her toward Tokyo 2020.
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Para athletics record breakers - March
With the athletics season in full swing, here is an easy reference guide to world record breakers from around the world.
![Algeria's Nadia Medjmedj throws in the women's shot put F55/56/57 at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.](/sites/default/files/images/170323075416254_GettyImages-174154917.jpg)
Dubai Grand Prix – Five things we learned
Find out what pointers we can take from the first World Para Athletics Grand Prix on 2017
![Peter Genyn - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170109122027579_Peter%2BGenyn_Athletics_GettyImages-604237762.jpg)
Belgian Genyn receives award
The Rio 2016 double-gold medallist received the National Trophy Victory Boin.
![Charl du Toit - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170109122045789_Charles%2Bdu%2BToit_Athletics_GettyImages-606170714.jpg)
Workout Wednesday with South Africa’s Charl du Toit
After winning double Paralympic gold in Rio, the South African will be aiming for world titles at London 2017.
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Aggreko to power London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
The supplier of temporary power was previously involved in the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
![World Para Athletics' ‘Ones to Watch’ newcomer, T51 wheelchair racer Peter Genyn provides us with this week's holiday hotspot.](/sites/default/files/images/170324091231680_Peter%2BGenyn7_0.jpg)
Holiday Hotspot with Belgium’s Peter Genyn
The T51 athlete is new to the Ones to Watch list for 2017 but where does he like to go on holiday?
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Sprinter Ussumane Cande passes
Cande was the first female Para athlete to compete for Guinea-Bissau.
![Shenely Tromp made history at Sao Paulo 2017 winning 100m silver, Aruba's first ever medal.](/sites/default/files/images/170325140216070_Shenely%2BTromp.jpg)
Shenely Tromp wins Aruba first ever medal
The T13 sprinter claimed silver in the women’s 100m T12-13 at the Sao Paulo 2017 Youth Parapan American Games.
Giant Apinis throw smashes his own discus world record in Dubai
Latvia’s multiple world and Paralympic champion added 47cm to his discus F52 world record.
![Algeria's Nadia Medjmedj throws in the women's shot put F55/56/57 at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in Lyon, France.](/sites/default/files/images/170323075416254_GettyImages-174154917.jpg)
World record for Algeria's Nadia Medjmedj as British sprinters impress in Dubai
Medjmedj added 1.50m to the women’s discus F56 world record set in 2003.
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IWAS World Games 2017 host named
The Vila Real de Santo António in Portugal will host the competition later this year.
![Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m - T34](/sites/default/files/images/160916235349860_GettyImages-606519300.jpg)
Ten Brits to look out for at London 2017
Ahead of July’s World Para Athletics Championships, here are 10 home grown talents to look out for in the British capital
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SP2017: Second action-packed day set to begin
Eleven sports will be contested on Wednesday (22 March) at the Youth Parapans, with medals being decided in athletics, powerlifting, swimming and table tennis.
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UK Athletics publish classification review
The review into domestic classification was undertaken to ensure that UKA’s processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.
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IPC Statement: UK Athletics classification review
UKA undertook the review from November 2016 to February 2017 to ensure that its processes were fully compliant with World Para Athletics regulations.