World Para Athletics Championships
7-15 November

LATEST PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Mandy Francois-Ellie winning the women's 200m T37

France won their first gold medal at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships in the women's 200m T37 sprint.

Chentouf winning the  men's 10,000m T12

Morocco's El Amin Chentouf picked up his second gold at the IPC Athletics World Championships on Tuesday (23 July).

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

The IPC Athletics World Championships will feature 23 medal events on Tuesday (23 July), including the men’s sprint finals for leg amputees.

Peacock vs Browne rivalry infographic updated

Ahead of the big 100m T44 showdown at the IPC Athletics World Champinships, Paralympic.org asked the media in Lyon for their winner.

Infographic T43/44 races 1996-2012

Whitehead, Oliveira, Leeper, Peacock and Browne all contenders to break records on 'Terrific Tuesday'

Odair Santos

Read what medallists had to say about their performances on day four at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships.

A picture of a man celebrating his victory wearing a flag of Great Britain

British Paralympic champion Richard Whitehead is looking to beat Germany's Heinrich Popow and Australia's Scott Reardon to retain his world title.

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Sunday will see 25 medal events contested.

Men's 200m T43 rivalry infographic - Oliveira and Leeper

London 2012 bronze medallist Leeper excited to face Paralympic champion Oliveira

France's Mandy Francois-Elie running the 200m and breaking the world record

Paralympic champion Johanna Benson faces stiff challenge from France's Many Francois-Elie in 200m T37.

Richard Browne of the United States looks on after the Men's 100m T44 heats on day 7 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Paralympic silver medallist Richard Brown smashed rival Jonnie Peacock's world record in the semi-final at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Blake Leeper

Former world record holder nearly won gold at 2011 Worlds

A picture of a woman in the wheelchair on a track celebrating with her hand up

The American T54 wheelchair racer is targeting six world titles at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Andrey Vdovin

Read what the top athletes had to say on the third day of competition at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Paul Blake winning the 800m T36

British T36 sprinter Paul Blake shined at the IPC Athletics World Championships, taking gold across 800m.

Odair Santos

A round-up of the action from the first morning session at the IPC Athletics Worlds

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

World records smashed on day 2 by Fonteles Oliveira and Wallace.

Tatyana McFadden

A round-up of the action from the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

Oliveira and Wallace both smash world records in 200m T43 and T44 finals

Marcel Hug

A full round-up of the action from the first day of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships