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IPC Athletics European Championships
25-28 June

STADSKANAAL 2012 - Media Centre

News - Athletics

A picture of a man celebrates the victory after crossing the line
Rio 2016

The T38 sprinter won two golds at London 2012 and will aim to win more at Rio 2016.

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

T53 sprinter Jessica Lewis is hoping to win her country’s first Paralympic medal at the Rio 2016 Paralympics after last year’s breakthrough season.

US sprinter Jarryd Wallace wins the men's 200m T44 World Championships race.
Rio 2016

The US T44 sprinter thinks Richard Browne’s mark of 10.61 seconds could be lowered before September’s Paralympic Games.

The world record holder in women’s long jump reflects on success and failure at previous World Championships.
Athletics

The world record holder in women’s long jump reflects on success and failure at previous World Championships.

Music Monday with Hannah Cockroft
Athletics

The T34 Paralympic, world and European champion shares her favourites songs.

Two women in jerseys smiling and raising her arms
Goalball

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

Selfie of two women smiling with many kids in the background
Athletics

The two Italian sprinters told 100 youngsters about their excitement for June’s IPC Athletics European Championships.

Cuba’s Yunidis Castillo and Omara Durand
Athletics

Two of the world’s top sprinters talk about what it means to train under the guidance of their coach Miriam Ferrer – and how their relationship is more like family.

London 2017 logo
Athletics

The new appointments will have a strategic oversight of London’s delivery of the World Athletics Championships.

Prince Harry poses with the USA's Tatanya Mcfadden and Switzerland's Marcel Hug after both won the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon.
Triathlon

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

Wheelchar racer celebrates as he crosses a finish line.
Athletics

He won his second successive London Marathon last weekend, but now shares his career highs and lows.

Leinier Savon Pineda of Cuba celebrating after the Men's 200M T12 in Toronto at the 2015 Parapan American Games.
Athletics

The Cuban sprint world champion discloses his training plan ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Martina Caironi, winces,
Athletics

The T42 Paralympic and world champion will carry her country’s flag during the Opening Ceremony.

Marlou van Rhijn shares with us her three favourite tunes.
Athletics

The 24-year-old is the fastest female blade runner on earth but what sort of music does the Dutch athlete listen to?

Prince Harry poses with the USA's Tatanya Mcfadden and Switzerland's Marcel Hug after both won the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon.
Athletics

Just six days after both racers won in Boston, the pair claimed victory on the streets of the British capital.

China's Jin Zheng celebrates winning the women's 1500m T11 final during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.
Athletics

The T11 distance runner took more than 13 minutes off the previous best during the IPC Athletics Marathon World Cup.

Russia's Alexey Bychenok competes in the 800m T54 race during the 2015 ParAthletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Athletics

The biathlon world champion from 2015 is making a name for himself on the track in 2016 after a hat-trick of wins at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

The USA's Joshua George, Switzerland's Marcel Hug, the USA's Tatyana McFadden, Jpana's Wakako Tsuchida and the British trip of David Weir, Shelly Woods and Jade Jones attend a photocall ahead of the 2016 Virgin Money London Marathon.
Athletics

Seven events will form part of the race programme which is part of the Virgin Money London Marathon.

Chian's Liwan Yang competes in the women's discus F55 final during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Athletics

Four world records have now been broken and one equalled in two days of action at the fifth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the year.

China's Guohua Zhou and her guide Jie Lie cross the line first to win gold ahead of teammates and bronze medalists Daqing Zhou of China and her guide Hui Zhang in the women's 100m T12 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

On the first day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix new world records were set in two relay events as well as the javelin, whilst a long jump record was equalled.