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Vote now for May’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nominees include: Marieke Vervoort, Aled Davies, Yui Kamiji, Dariusz Pender, and Marco Dispaltro.
WHAT TO WATCH: June 2014
A jam-packed month in store for sports fans, highlighted by international competitions in fencing, shooting, athletics, wheelchair tennis, sitting volleyball, wheelchair basketball, goalball and para-triathlon.
Great Britain’s Aled Davies breaks discus world record
With the European Championships under three months away, Aled Davies says he’s ready to break the 50m barrier this summer. Italy’s Martina Caironi and South Africa’s Ilse Hayes are also aiming for round number this season.
Martina Caironi chases down a new 200m world record
In a race against below-knee amputees, Martina Caironi pushed her self to the edge of her limits, to break the 200m T42 world record.
Markus Rehm edges closer to 8m long jump goal
Germany's Markus Rehm edges closer to his ultimate goal, whilst Finland's Toni Piispanen had a better result earlier in the day.
Assegnati a Grosseto gli Europei di atletica paralimpica del 2016
La città di Grosseto ospiterà i Campionati Europei di atletica paralimpica del 2016, anno delle Paralimpiadi di Rio.
TED talker Caironi ready for Grosseto
Italian world champion Caironi hoping this weekend's Grand Prix can improve her form ahead of August's Europeans.
Grosseto revealed as hosts of 2016 athletics Euros
2016 IPC Athletics European Championships will take place in Grosseto, Italy, less than three months before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Stuart Lieberman: Top 10 Paralympians to interview
The IPC’s Editorial Co-ordinator outlines some of the most insightful, funny and enlightening Paralympians in the world to interview.
Athletes gear up for Grosseto Grand Prix
The sixth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the season will see 341 athletes from 32 countries gather in Italy.
Rusch aims to retain European titles in Swansea
So determined is Dutch wheelchair racer Stefan Rusch to retain his sprint titles that he is putting his 21st birthday celebrations on hold this Saturday (31 May) to compete in the Dutch National Championships.
WADA approves plans for Code implementation and compliance reporting
Find how a revised World Anti-Doping Code for athletes will be implemented starting in 2015.
Hug now the man to beat says Weir
With the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships less than three months away, Great Britain’s David Weir has said Marcel Hug is now the man to beat in the T54 wheelchair racing class but still remains confident of winning titles at Swansea 2014.
Oliveira, Sato among SportsPro’s most marketable athletes
The Brazilian and Japanese track athletes have been named in the top 50 most marketable athletes in the year for 2014.
IPC Athletics launches new website design
The latest website development ensures the sport has the opportunity to showcase its own identity as the largest para-sport in the world.
Van Rhijn smashes 400m world record in Nottwil
Five world records broken on the final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
Hug makes it three from three against Weir in Nottwil
On a thrilling day of athletics, Hug beat Weir twice whilst elsewhere there were five world records brokem at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
Vervoort marks comeback with European record in Nottwil
After being told she would never race again, the 35-year-old Paralympic champion broke the 16-year-old European record.
Nottwil Grand Prix to be family affair for Manuela Schaer
The T54 wheelchair racer will compete in front of a familiar crowd in the fifth stop on the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix.
Cockcroft smashes 200m world record in Nottwil
First day of IPC Athletics Grand Prix also saw Marcel Hug beat David Weir over 10,000m