LATEST PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Weir makes history as he breaks three minutes for the mile
The British T54 racer was competing in the Vitality Westminster Mile in London.

McFadden says Nottwil success is ideal preparation for Rio 2016
The US T54 racer is aiming to win seven golds in Rio and warmed up 10 races in four days in Switzerland.

Regional records tumble despite the rain in Nottwil
Asian and African records fell on Saturday morning at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix as a number of 400m races too place.

Van Rhijn, Du Toit break world records in Nottwil
Both athletes set new world records on the third day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in the 100m.

Grosseto 2016 to be biggest ever IPC Athletics Euros
More than 600 athletes from up to 37 countries will compete in Grosseto, Italy, between 10 and 16 June.

World records continue to fall in Nottwil
British athletes broke two world and three European records on Friday at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix

Shelby Watson smashes two of four world records in Nottwil
The British T33 wheelchair racer lowered her own 100m and 400m records as Walid Ktilia and Leilia Adzhametova also rewrote the record books.

Italian team for Grosseto 2016 named
The home team for Junes’s IPC Athletics European Championships will feature 26 athletes.

My best and worst moments with Great Britain’s Sophie Hahn
The 100m T38 world record holders shares her high and lows which both come from last year’s World Championships.

Preview: IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil
More than 380 athletes from 50 countries will compete in a meeting that traditionally delivers fast times and world records.

World champion Ballard refuses to rule out world records in Nottwil
The Australian T53 athlete believes last year’s Grand Prix in Nottwil, where she broke the 400m world record, was a turning point in her sporting career.

Music Monday with Great Britain’s Aled Davies
The British world and Paralympic champion thrower likes spinning records as much as he enjoys breaking them.

Van Rhijn excited about Nottwil return
The Dutch blade runner has set three worlds at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland in the last two years.

Sport week: Six potential storylines in athletics at Rio 2016
Here are six stories that could make all the headlines in athletics at September’s Paralympic Games.

Records fall at IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Rio
One world and two Americas records were set on the third day of the competition which is acting as a Rio 2016 test event.

“How I got into…” with Jonnie Peacock
In May’s edition of ‘How I got into…’ we find out how Great Britain’s Paralympic sprint champion Jonnie Peacock started out in Para athletics.

Sport week: 10 athletes to look out for at Rio 2016
Here are 10 athletes you cannot miss in action at this September’s Paralympic Games.

Hug delighted with Rio competition opportunity
The Swiss “Silver Bullet” was in action on the fourth and final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in the 2016 Paralympic Games host city.
Lakatos believes 2016 presents his best opportunity yet to win Paralympic gold
The Canadian T53 wheelchair racer aims to use the Nottwil Grand Prix to qualify for Rio 2016.

Sport week: Athletics venue at Rio 2016
The sport will be contested in the Olympic Stadium during September’s Paralympic Games.