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20-23 September

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Paul Blake winning the 800m T36

British T36 sprinter Paul Blake shined at the IPC Athletics World Championships, taking gold across 800m.

Norway sonar sailing team

In just a little over one month Norway’s Aleksander Wang-Hansenk will try to lead his sonar crew to a world title.

Men's 200m T43 rivalry infographic - Oliveira and Leeper

London 2012 bronze medallist Leeper excited to face Paralympic champion Oliveira

Andrey Vdovin

Read what the top athletes had to say on the third day of competition at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Richard Browne of the United States looks on after the Men's 100m T44 heats on day 7 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games

Paralympic silver medallist Richard Brown smashed rival Jonnie Peacock's world record in the semi-final at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

Joachim Gerard

The world No. 6 from Belgium took the men’s singles title from France’s world No. 2 Stephane Houdet.

Blake Leeper

Former world record holder nearly won gold at 2011 Worlds

France's Mandy Francois-Elie running the 200m and breaking the world record

Paralympic champion Johanna Benson faces stiff challenge from France's Many Francois-Elie in 200m T37.

Odair Santos

A round-up of the action from the first morning session at the IPC Athletics Worlds

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

World records smashed on day 2 by Fonteles Oliveira and Wallace.

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

Oliveira and Wallace both smash world records in 200m T43 and T44 finals

Sabine Ellerbrock

Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock defeated the Netherlands' Aniek van Koot and South Africa's Lucas Sithole slipped past the USA's David Wagner for British Open titles.

Marcel Hug

A full round-up of the action from the first day of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Tatyana McFadden

A round-up of the action from the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

A picture of a man in a wheelchair on a track

The "Swiss Silver Bullet" is set to compete in six T54 events at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

A picture of a woman holding a French flag

Sir Phillip Craven opens athletics' biggest gathering since London 2012

Blake Leeper and Jarryd Wallace

American sprinter lower previous mark by 0.15 in 200m T44 heats

Chuck Aoki

American wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki says it’s time for athletes to act upon the IPC’s core value of “inspiration.”

Johanna Benson and Francois-Elie rivalry

Paralympic gold medallist confident of landing 200m world title