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Record-breaker Hunt-Broersma will ‘never stop’… unless her other leg ‘falls off’
The South African-born amputee has recently completed 104 marathons in 104 consecutive days

Paris GP to have record participation
The fourth edition of the competition will welcome more than 750 athletes from 57 countries to the French capital in June

Ten-year-old Ruf on track to continue great Swiss wheelchair racing tradition
Child prodigy and Marcel Hug's training ground partner proves it is never too early to take up Para sports.

Kobe to host World Championships in 2024
The 11th edition of the Para Athletics Worlds is set to take place in Japan from 17 to 25 May two years from now

Ekler and Sabatini shatter world records in Jesolo
Italian athletes break one world and eleven national records as the World Para Athletics Grand Prix season makes a stop in Jesolo from 6 to 8 May

Nigerian Para athletics athlete receives three-year ban
Ifeanyichukwu Christian Madubuike will be ineligible for competition for three years from 23 April 2021 to 22 April 2024

Italian star Sabatini ready for a 200m debut in Jesolo
Italian city is hosting its second World Para Athletics Grand Prix with athletes from 27 nations competing from Friday to Sunday (6-8 May)

Grand Prix 2022 season update: Nottwil to host GP in May
The Swiss city is hosting the second Grand Prix event in May after Jesolo, Italy, taking on the stage from 6 to 8 May

Boston Marathon survivor Haslet marks ninth anniversary with unforgettable finish
Former ballroom dancer completes Boston Marathon nine years after losing her left leg in the terrorist bombings

Mayhugh: ‘I want to educate people about the Paralympics’
• USA's four-time Paralympic medallist is a die-hard football fan with a Ronaldinho tattoo and big plans for the future in Para athletics

Switzerland’s Marcel Hug wins 2022 Laureus Award
Record-breaking performance at Tokyo 2020 makes Hug a double Laureus Award winner

Sensational Hug opens the season with a world record
World’s best impress at the Grand Prix season opener in Dubai breaking multiple world and regional records from 21 to 24 March

Marcel Hug leads star-packed field at the Dubai 2022 GP
Nearly 450 athletes from 43 countries to take part in the first World Para Athletics event of the year in UAE

2021 recap: The great Para athletics comeback
Outstanding Grand Prix season with a European Championships topped by the Paralympic Games, 2021 had it all for Para athletics

Paris to host 2023 Para Athletics World Championships
Charlety Stadium will hold the biggest Para sport event to take place in the French capital before the Paralympic Games in the following year

Ireland's McKillop announces retirement
Four-time Paralympic gold medallist and multi Para athletics champion made his final appearance in an emotional men's 1500m final in Tokyo

Marcel Hug smashes 22-year-old world record
Switzerland's Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion returns to Japan to make history in the traditional Oita Marathon

Iranian athlete Nikoeimajd Mehran suspended four years for anti-doping rule violation
Relevant sample collected out-of-competition from Para athlete prior to the Dubai 2019 World Para Athletics Championships

Paralympic champions De Rozario and Hug win in New York
Australian wheelchair racer becomes the first athlete to win marathon gold in the Paralympics and in the NYC Marathon in the same year since 2008