IPC Athletics European Championships
25-28 June

STADSKANAAL 2012 - Media Centre

News - Athletics

A picture of a woman on a track with the Namibian flag around her neck

Paralympic champion puts her name to a foundation in Namibia, which aims to identify and develop new elite talent.

Richard Whitehead 40 marathons

200m T42 Paralympic champion completes 977 mile run from John O’Groats, Scotland, to Land’s End in Cornwall, hitting target of 40 marathons in 40 days.

A picture of a man in wheelchair celebrating his victory with a gold medal around his neck

Shelley Woods, David Weir and Jonnie Peacock all triumph in Great Britain over the weekend despite poor weather conditions.

Richard Browne and Jonnie Peacock

The 100m T44 will be included in this weekend’s Great North City Games in Newcastle, Great Britain, which will be aired live on BBC 1.

Richard Whitehead Winner

Marathon runner begins 29th out of 40 marathons in quest to raise 1 million GBP for charity.

Tatyana McFadden

Men’s race to feature returning champions Josh Cassidy, Kurt Fearnley and Heinz Frei.

Tokyo 2020 react to the news that they have won the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games

IPC sends congratulations to Tokyo 2020 bid team.

Jonnie Peacock celebrates winning gold in the men's 100m T44 Final on Day 8 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games.

The Telegraph's Paralympics Correspondent looks back at "Thriller Thursday"

Marlou van Rhijn development camp

Dutch Paralympic and two-time world champion travels to the Caribbean island as part of efforts to develop para-sport.

Swansea 2014 logo

There’s now less than one year to go until Swansea, Wales hosts the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.

Tatyana McFadden

The wheelchair racing champion is vying for one of the spots on USA’s limited nordic skiing roster for Sochi 2014.

Lucas Prado

Rio 2016 will feature 177 athletics events, seven more than London 2012, and there will be a 22 per cent increase in the number of track and field medal events for women.

Tatyana McFadden

Nominees for IPC Athlete of the Month include: Mandy Francois-Elie, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Walid Ktila, Brent Lakatos, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.

A picture of man fixing up a wheelchair

Athletes from 56 nations visited the Ottobock workshop at the IPC Athletics World Championships, where 307 repairs were completed.

Tatyana McFadden

McFadden and Martin write their names into history by completing clean sweeps in T54 and T52 classes.

Sprinters Alan Oliveira, Jonnie Peacock and Richard Browne compete at the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games

Alan Fonteles Oliveira and Richard Browne set new world-best times in the 100m T43 and T44 classes, respectively.

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Frenchman completes 6.02m leap at the Anniversary Games, an IAAF Diamond League meeting, in the Olympic Stadium, London.

VI class medallists celebrate the first IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup

For the next four years, the British capital will continue to host the marathon across a range of impairment groups.

Lyon 2013 men's 4x100m relay T42-46

A picture of a woman showing her gold medal

Tatyana McFadden aims to become first woman to win titles in one para-athletics events