LATEST PARA ATHLETICS NEWS
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Para sport preview: April 2018
Commonwealth Games sees summer sports take centre stage
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8 for 2018: Para athletes looking to bounce back
With regional championships on the horizon these athletes could win big
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Dubai Grand Prix: 5 talking points
Para athletics season-opener sees records tumble
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Dubai Grand Prix ends with another world record
New F57 shot put mark set as field events close opening Para athletics meet of the season
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Discus world record smashed at Dubai Grand Prix
Medjmedj sets new mark as regional records also fall on day three
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Gharbi and Tlili show great form in Dubai
The Tunisian T54 athlete beats Marcel Hug for the third time in two days
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New event added to World Para Athletics calendar
The first Throwing Challenge is set to attract 150 athletes this October in Italy
Two world records fall at Dubai Grand Prix
Records fall in the 800m T44 and discus F45
Athletics season kicks off in Dubai
First Grand Prix of the year set to host 400 athletes
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Dubai Grand Prix: Five of the Best
A look back at the best moments from the season-opening athletics event
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PyeongChang 2018: Summer rivals reunite on snow
Wagner and Yamamoto swap athletics for snowboard at their first Winter Games
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Walid Ktila in the best form of his life
The T34 racer lines up as the season opening Grand Prix in Dubai
Hermitage aims for injury free season starting in Dubai
The British sprinter will compete at the year’s first World Para Athletics Grand Prix
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Para athletics 2018: 10 world records under threat
New track and field benchmarks could be set this year
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Para sport preview: March 2018
PyeongChang 2018 Paralympic Winter Games to get underway on 9 March
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Para athletics: 10 Rising Stars for 2018
The pick of the young athletes looking to make their mark this year
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Marcel Hug wins 2018 Laureus Award
Swiss wheelchair racer recognised for London 2017 and Marathon Majors achievements
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Fantastic five for Manuela Schaer in Tokyo
Swiss wheelchair racer claims fifth marathon win in 12 months
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Josh George: The Inside Track on Tokyo
US wheelchair racer looks ahead to Sunday’s marathon
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Marathon Major series returns in Tokyo
Swiss pair Schaer and Hug can extend overall lead in Japan