World Para Athletics Championships
7-15 November

LATEST PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Tanni Grey-Thompson

The multi-Paralympic wheelchair racer recalls her final showdown at Athens 2004, where she claimed two gold medals.

No 14 19th time lucky for Hug

The Swiss Silver Bullet cemented his place amongst the greatest wheelchair racers of all time by finally winning the Paralympic gold that had eluded him for so long.

No. 16 Durand speeds to hat-trick of Paralympic titles

The Cuban sprinter won the women’s 100m, 200m and 400m T12 golds at Rio 2016, setting two world and one Paralympic record along the way.

Para sport education programmes held in the Americas

A total of 43 participants from 10 Latin American countries attended a Para powerlifting referee course and two Para athletics technical officials programmes.

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Thousands of ‘runners’ have applied to support the World Para Athletics Championships

Marcel Hug, Samwel Kimani, Tatyana McFadden, El Amin Chentouf and Prawat Wahoram.

Find out some of the highlights that lit up the world of Para athletics in 2016.

Woman with one leg skiing down a slope

Check out what went on in the Paralympic Movement during November.

New logos of the sports governed by the IPC

From 30 November, the sports will adopt new names, identities and competition name formats.

Omara Durand winning gold in Rio

The Cuban sprinter reflects on the impact the Parapan American Games have had on different stages of her career, with 1,000 days to go until Lima 2019.

Brad Scott

Australia’s three-time athletics Paralympic medallist will devote himself fully to his studies in primary education at Edith Cowan University.

Saul Mendoza

The wheelchair racer describes the impact winning his first Paralympic gold in Atlanta, USA, in 1996 had on Mexican society.

Marie-Amelie le Fur of France

With the 2016 season over we take a look back at the best of the field action.

Gold Medallist Maciej Lepiato POL competes in the Men's High Jump - T44 Final

In yet another record breaking year for the sport, here are 10 world records that made everyone stand-up and take notice.

Marlou van Rhijn 100m world record in Nottwil

With the season over, we look back at the sprinters who lit up 2016.

Farhan Adawe

After competing at his first Paralympic Games in Rio, Farhan Adawe is hoping to “open many doors” for people with impairment to take up sports in his country.

Three men on podium, with their medals

At his first Paralympic Games, in Rio, the 18-year-old won silver in the men’s javelin throw F38.

New Zealand Paralympic sprinter Liam Malone

New Zealand’s Rio 2016 two-time gold medallist was given the award for proving he can achieve whatever he sets his mind to.

Mexican track and field athlete Juana Soto

The athletics multi-Paralympic medallist won four golds at Arnhem 1980 despite issues with a racing wheelchair that did not belong to her.

Tatyana McFadden of the United States and Marcel Hug of Switzerland at the 2016 TCS New York City Marathon in Central Park.

The Swiss and US wheelchair racers now have unassailable leads at the top of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.

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Rooba Alomari hopes to add further success for Bahrain following their historic showing at Rio 2016.