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Preview: Nottwil World Para Athletics Grand Prix
More than 200 athletes from 29 countries will compete between 2-5 June.

Floors sets 100m T43 European record in Paris
Germany’s Johannes Floors goes under 11 seconds for the first time at an international competition in the 100m T43.

Swiss Nationals conclude with more world records
Records continued to tumble on the final day of competition at the Swiss Nationals on Sunday (28 May) at the world-renowned fast Arbon track.

Best of British: Hannah Cockroft
The five-time Paralympic champion targets further success after breaking the world record in all three events she raced in in Arbon, Switzerland.

London Calling: Cuba's Omara Durand
The Cuban sprinter can’t wait to return to London for July’s World Championships – to the stadium where she achieved Paralympic glory nearly five years ago.

Five reasons to be interested: Paris Grand Prix
The French capital will stage its first World Para Athletics Grand Prix between 30-31 May.

Nottwil a key indicator ahead of London 2017 claims Genyn
The Belgian T51 wheelchair racer will face his Finnish rival Toni Piispanen at this week’s World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland.

Holiday Hotspot with China’s Jianwen Hu
The T38 Paralympic sprint champion shares his favourite holiday destination.

Lakatos, Cockroft and Ktila all smash world records
Competing on the superfast Arbon track on Saturday, the trio improved world records they had only just set on Thursday.

World Para Athletics education courses take place in Beijing, China
The courses aim to advance Para athletics and classification in Asia ahead of Tokyo 2020.

Preview: Paris World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Around 250 athletes from 35 countries will compete in the French capital between 30-31 May.

Eight world and 22 regional records fall in Arbon
On one of the fastest tracks in the world for wheelchair racing, athletes produced some sensational times.

Reid hopes Nottwil can be springboard to London 2017 gold
The Paralympic long jump silver medallist aims to win her first world title in July.

Throwback Thursday: Brazil’s Yohansson Nascimento
A pulled hamstring did not stop the Brazilian sprinter from finishing the men’s 100m T46 race at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

Sol Perez dreams of competing at London 2017
Venezuela’s Rio 2016 athletics silver medallist is hoping to qualify for her first World Championships, this year.

“I’m still the guy to beat,” claims Browne ahead of London 2017
The 100m and 200m T44 world record holder is aiming to retain his world titles this July.

BP announced as latest partner of London 2017
The IPC international partner will support July’s World Para Athletics Championships.

Best of British: Libby Clegg
After making her World Championships debut in 2006, Clegg will be racing for gold once again at London 2017.

World record holder Caironi to kick off sprint season in Paris
The Italian world and Paralympic 100m T42 champion is hoping to break her world record this year.

London Calling: Roderick Townsend-Roberts
The US multi-eventer explains why at London 2017 he will look to make up for the disappointment of Rio 2016, even though he won two golds.