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![Iranian athlete Asadollah Azimi](/sites/default/files/2020-01/Iranian%20Para%20athlete%20Asadollah%20Azimi.jpg)
Azimi Asadollah suspended for anti-doping violation
The Iranian Para athlete has been suspended for nine months
Jessica Lewis targets further glory
The T53 wheelchair racer is coming off a strong season with Parapan titles and a fourth place at the Worlds
![Spaniard athlete Desiree Vila looking ahead](/sites/default/files/2019-12/Desiree-Vila.jpg)
Desiree Vila reinvents herself
Spanish former gymnast makes Para athletics Worlds debut at Dubai 2019
![a male Para athlete throws his arms up in the air in celebration](/sites/default/files/2019-08/Lima-2019-Petrucio-Ferreira-day-3.jpg)
2019 Top Moments - No. 1: Ferreira, Floors top the chart with fastest times
'I don’t want to say that I will be running under 10.40 because that just comes with training'
![Francisca Mardones looks to the sky while holding her gold medal](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Francisca-Mardones.jpg)
Francisca Mardones named Americas 'Athlete of the Month'
Chilean clinches emotional world title in the shot put with a world record throw
![Kerry Morgan](/sites/default/files/2019-12/Kerry%20Morgan1.jpg)
IPC remove women’s T52 100m from Paralympic Games
Only five athletes competed in the women's T52 100m competition at the Para Athletics World Championships in Dubai
![US wheelchair racer Tatyana McFadden](/sites/default/files/images/180515121732396_Tatyana%2BMcFadden.jpg)
US ace Tatyana hungry for more glory at Tokyo
“I want to leave a legacy of my own"
![Kobe 2021 President raises the World Para Athletics flag](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Kobe-2021-Japan.jpg)
Kobe 2021: Japan on the spotlight
Japanese fans to enjoy the best athletics can offer with the 2020 Paralympic Games and 2021 World Para Athletics Championships fast approaching
![Athletics track at the Dubai Club for People of Determination](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Dubai-stadium-2019.jpg)
Dubai to kick off 2020 World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Same stadium of the 2019 World Championships to stage first event in March
![Athletes run through the track at the Dubai 2019 World Championships](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Dubai-2019-top-moments.jpg)
Dubai 2019: Top six moments
After nine days of intense action it is time to look back at the highlights of the competition
![Mohammed Alhammadi - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/160915002402527_GettyImages-605716626.jpg)
Al Hammadi hands UAE elusive gold on final day
China top the medals tally with 25 golds
![USA Mixed Relay Team](/sites/default/files/2019-11/UAE%20Relay%20team.jpg)
USA sign off golden Thursday with Relay win
Mixed event makes its debut in a World Championships
![Samwel Kimani](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Samwel%20Kimani.jpg)
Kenya’s Kimani retains men’s 5000m World title
'Now I’ll continue training to retain the two gold medals that I got in Rio'
![Markus Rehm](/sites/default/files/2019-11/markus%20Rehm.jpg)
Germany’s Rehm on seventh heaven
'I really hope that people realise what amazing athletes we have here in the World Championships'
![Ranki Oberoi in the air after jumping](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Ranki-Oberoi.jpg)
Bolt-inspired Oberoi now looks to himself
'I can’t believe it! I was thinking of claiming a medal maybe in Tokyo, not here'
![Petrucio Ferreira](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Petrucio%20Ferreira.jpg)
Brazilians create history with clean sweep in 100m
‘This is a moment of total happiness for country and for us’
![Italy’s Assunta Legnante](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Italy%E2%80%99s%20Assunta%20Legnante.jpg)
Dubai 2019: Legnante completes grand double
'I'm absolutely happy, it’s a medal that I was really strongly looking for'
![a male Para athlete mid long jump](/sites/default/files/images/180504160912955_Markus%2BRehm%2Bjump.jpg)
German sensation Rehm in focus at Dubai
‘If we get some tail wind, I’m sure there will be some big jumps’
![Omara Durand](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Omara%20Durand.jpg)
Perfect 10 for Durand at Worlds
“I’m really happy because this is my 10th gold medal in the World Championships and I’m enjoying it as always, but now I have to run again"
![Yuping Zhao](/sites/default/files/2019-11/China%27s%20Yuping%20Zhao.jpg)
Dubai 2019: China’s medals tally swells as Zhao claims gold
‘This world record is because of the hard work that I put in’