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Para athletics explained – managing a team
Five-time Paralympian Jӧrg Frischmann explains what it is like to manage a team at a major event.
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Seiko to provide services for London 2017
The company will provide timing and measurement services for July’s World Para Athletics Championships.
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Algerian athletes in record breaking form in Dubai
Safia Djelal set a new javelin F57 world record, 24 hours after her teammate Asmahan Boudjadar did the same in the F33 equivalent.
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Three world records fall at Dubai Grand Prix
The opening day of competition at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix saw two records set in the field and one on the track.
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Holiday Hotspot with Italy’s Martina Caironi
The two-time Paralympic champion reveals her favourite holiday destination and two items she cannot live without.
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My toughest opponent by South Africa’s Ilse Hayes
In a new series, top Para athletes talk about their toughest opponent.
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Paralympic champion Vanessa Low helps launch worldwide road safety campaign
The German long jumper stars in a new initiative by the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile (FIA)
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Five reasons to be interested: Dubai Grand Prix
Here’s why you should be excited for the first Grand Prix of the season which starts on Monday (20 March).
Preview: World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai
Fifty Rio 2016 medallists will line-up for the first major international track meeting of the year.
Hug hopes Dubai Grand Prix can kick start another successful season
The Swiss two-time Paralympic champion will line-up at the first Grand Prix of the year hoping for further success at July’s World Championships.
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Teenage talents: Great Britain’s Kare Adenegan
Hear from one of the next generation of stars in Para athletics, starting with the British T34 racer.
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Paralympian wins Barcelona marathon
Kenyan T46 runner Kipkemoi Chesum, a London 2012 Paralympian, originally started the race as pacemaker.
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Paralympic champion Clegg keen to impress at Dubai Grand Prix
After winning two golds at Rio 2016, the visually impaired sprinter will start the season without her usual guide runner.
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What’s in my Kitbag? Brazil's Petrucio Ferreira
We asked the Rio 2016 gold medallist what he needs for his training
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Sao Paulo 2017: athletics and boccia preview
The Youth Parapan American Games will feature around 1,000 athletes, aged 12-20 years old, from 20 countries competing across 12 sports.
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Throwback Thursday: Panama’s Said Gomez
The track and field athlete who won Panama’s eight Paralympic medals recalls his performance at Barcelona 1992, which he considers “the best Games in history.”
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London to host biggest ever summer of World Athletics
Tickets for the London 2017 World Para Athletics are back on sale following high demand.
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Para athletics classification explained
A beginner’s guide to classification in the sport of Para athletics.
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My holiday hotspot with Canada’s Brent Lakatos
The T53 racer talks about the two items he would take on his ideal holiday.
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London 2017 expands ticket offer country-wide
Thousands of British schoolchildren will get to experience the World Para Athletics Championships from 14-23 July.