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7-15 November

LATEST PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Canada's multiple world and Paralympic champion Brent Lakatos provides us with this week's holiday hostpot.
Athletics

The T53 racer talks about the two items he would take on his ideal holiday.

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Athletics

Thousands of British schoolchildren will get to experience the World Para Athletics Championships from 14-23 July.

The first of 2017’s World Para Athletics education courses took place in Canberra, Australia.
Athletics

The course in Canberra is one of many education courses planned for around the world this year in the sport of Para athletics.

Michael Brannigan - Rio 2016
Athletics

Find our who raised the bar in terms of performance this month in Para athletics

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Cross-Country Skiing

The public has until 9 March to vote for their favourite among the five candidates.

A picture of a man with one arm cycling during pursuit race.
Cross-Country Skiing

Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

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Athletics

The aim is to safeguard tickets for the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships and the IAAF World Championships.

Walid Ktila of Tunisia leads the pack in the Men's 800m - T34 Final on day 7 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on September 14, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Athletics

Ahead of July’s World Para Athletics Championships, here are 10 athletes who will do well to retain their gold medals this summer.

Japan's Sho Watanabe crosses the line to take the 2017 Tokyo marathon ahead of Switzerland's Marcel Hug.
Athletics

The Japanese racer finished ahead of Marcel Hug whilst the USA’s Amanda McGrory won the women’s race.

South African sprinter and multiple world and Paralympic champion Ilse Hayes tells us her favourite holiday destination.
Athletics

Find out where the visually impaired sprinter relaxed after the Rio 2016 Paralympics.

Manuela Schaer of Switzerland competes in the 800 meter - T54 Round 1 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

The Swiss T54 wheelchair racer lines-up in Sunday’s marathon in the host city of the next Paralympic Games.

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Athletics

More than 1,000 London schools have requested tickets for pupils following the Schools Tickets offer, backed by the Mayor of London.

Ananias Shikongo and his guide Even Tjiviju of Namibia celebrates winning the gold medal in the Men's 200m - T11 Final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

The Paralympic sprinting champion talks us through a typical training day as he prepares for London 2017.

A general view of the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Park.
Athletics

Team Leaders treated to an extensive tour of venues, hotels and facilities to be used during the World Para Athletics Championships.

Jade Jones of Great Britain looks on after her race during the Visa London Disability Athletics Challenge LOCOG Test Event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

The Virgin Money London Marathon will take place on Sunday 23 April.

Will Downing
Athletics

Ahead of London 2017, the IPC’s lead athletics commentator Will Downing explains what it’s like to cover a major Championships.

Ernst van Dyk of South Africa
Athletics

Although it’s early in the season he believes Sunday’s race could see a racer try to crack the 18 year-old record.

Marlou van Rhijn
Athletics

The Dutch three-time Paralympic champion tells us her favourite holiday destination.

Woman in racing wheelchair crossing a finish line, celebrating
Athletics

The first Canadian Paralympian to win gold in two different summer sports will now focus fully on politics.

Branimir Budetic of Croatia
Athletics

After maybe performing as well as they had hoped at Rio 2016, here are 10 athletes looking to put the record straight at July’s World Championships.