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LATEST PARA ATHLETICS NEWS

Woman with French flag celebrating in a stadium
Rio 2016

After winning a hat-trick of medals at London 2012, what is in store for the T44 athlete at Rio 2016?

three females running, one wearing green, one blue and one red
Rio 2016

The Australian 15-year-old cannot even remember watching London 2012 but heads to Rio 2016 as a double world champion and world record holder.

Two female wheelchair racers
Athletics

Australia’s double world champion Angie Ballard and her coach, former Paralympic athlete Louise Sauvage feature in August’s ‘Me and My Coach’.

Wheelchair racer after finishing his race
Athletics

The Canadian T53 ace is aiming to win his first Paralympic gold in Rio, but what else does he do away from the track?

Jason Smyth
Rio 2016

Ireland’s Jason Smyth aims to surpass the 10.46 seconds he set to win his second successive 100m Paralympic gold at London 2012.

Portrait photo of man, smiling in yellow shirt
Rio 2016

Frederico Nantes, the Chief International Technical Official at September’s Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Richard Whitehead
Athletics

The reigning world and Paralympic champion smashed his own 200m T42 world record.

Colombian athlete Dixon Hooker poses on the podium with his gold medal next to the silver and bronze medallists.
Athletics

Colombia´s athletics world champion aims to top the podium at September´s Paralympic Games.

Fifteen Danish Para athletes pose for a photo wearing the red and white Danish colours.
Rio 2016

Denmark will send 15 Para athletes to the Games; Haiti, US Virgin Islands name one athlete each.

Jessica Lewis of Bermuda reacts after her 800m race during the 2015 ParAthletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Swimming

To mark one-year anniversary of the largest Parapan Am Games ever, which began on 7 August 2015, here are five magical moments to recall.

Woman sitting on a chair, throwing a discus
Athletics

Ahead of her Paralympic debut at Rio 2016, the US thrower talks about her career highs and lows.

Collage of five sports images
Wheelchair Fencing

The public has until 10 August to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.

Markus Rehm of Bayer Levekusen competes in the mens long jump finale at Hauptmarkt Nuremberg during day 1 of the German Championships in Athletics on July 24, 2015 in Nuremberg, Germany.
Athletics

The German long jumper holds every title there is and will be aiming for gold once again at Rio 2016.

Swimmer doing a back start
Rio 2016

Paralympic and world champions highlight the teams heading to the Paralympic Games.

The USA's David Blair in action during the men's discus F44 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Athletics

The discus F44 world record holder reveals his musical tastes ahead of Rio 2016.

Graphic with wheelchair racer
Athletics

The biggest sporting event of 2017 will see the world's top athletes back at The Stadium, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, in London next summer.

Jordan Paralympic Committee emblem
Powerlifting

Jordan will send 10 athletes to the Paralympic Games in this September.

Jonnie Peacock and David Weir
Archery

British track and field stars and Australian and Canadian archery teams have been confirmed for the Paralympic Games.

Upper body of a smiling woman holding a kid in her arms
Athletics

The British sprinter is the fastest T37 athlete in the world, but what are her career highs and lows so far?

Two women running on a blue track
Athletics

The British T38 world champion and world record holder reveals her musical taste.