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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tatyana McFadden

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

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

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.

A picture of man in a wheelchair playing a forehand in a tennis match

For the first time ever the USA will host the wheelchair tennis singles and doubles masters events in November.

A picture of a woman showing her gold medal

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

Brent Lakatos at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon

Read what the athletes had to say after the seventh day of competition

Hug takes Lyon 2013 marathon gold

Hug and Schaer seal T54 World Championship marathon titles

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London’s Olympic Stadium celebrated its first birthday tonight with two world- leading marks and a Bolt of Lightning.

Popow vs Reardon men's 100m T42 Lyon 2013

Popow and Reardon to share gold after sensational 100m battle.

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

Brazilian sprint king Oliveira goes in search of his third world title

Marlou van Rhijn

Marlou van Rhijn makes it double gold.

A picture of men running on a track

More than a dozen world champions set to compete at London Anniversary Games.

Tatyana McFadden

McFadden the master as she wins her fourth and fifth world titles.

A picture of a chinese woman showing her gold medal

Ni Ma wins second gold medal of the Championships.

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

Brazilian sprint king is aiming for third world title in Lyon.

Adam Hall

New Zealand’s Paralympic champion and Team GB’s Heather Mills among stars set to shine at Audi quattro Winter Games NZ 2013.

Women's T43/T44 World records infographic as of 18 July 2013

April Holmes, Marie-Amelie Le Fur, Marlou van Rhijn, Marcel Hug, and Alan Fonteles Oliveira are all in action at IPC Athletics World Championships.

Tanni Grey-Thompson

Benin, Nigeria, Cameroon, Rwanda, Senegal and the Central African Republic all set for low-cost racing chairs