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![A female wheelchair racer crossing the line in the streets of London](/sites/default/files/2020-10/GettyImages-1278417076.jpg)
Nikita den Boer and Brent Lakatos win for the first time in London
Dutch surprises favourite Manuela Schar in the women's race while and Canadian gives his country the first victory in the British capital
![Three men in racing wheelchairs holding hands with the public and flags of the United Kingdom behind them](/sites/default/files/2020-10/London%20Marathon%202019.jpg)
Wheelchair racers return to the road in London
World Para Athletics Facebook to show London Marathon wheelchair race live on Sunday, 3 October*
![ASICS World Ekiden 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/FGpa-KmTAtDEXNi4glE9gqouvIUnOi-_z3QONDcJksY.jpg?itok=52LgJ0yD)
ASICS World Ekiden 2020 takes virtual racing to new level
Specially created virtual race platform will vividly bring to life the connection and motivation of team competition at a time when we are apart
![South Africa's Tyrone Pillay | Para athletics | Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/Q6Pa8N-YS7PIS-aK885BadxeDhKymKIwKofgCruO7RI.jpg?itok=lqFUogfI)
Tyrone Pillay wants underdog story to conclude at Tokyo 2020
South African shot put athlete flew under the radar into Paralympic bronze in Rio
![Three male javelin throwers on the podium](/sites/default/files/2020-09/Sundar-Singh-Gurjar-HERATH-MUDIYANSELAGE-Dinesh-AJEET-SINGH-Ajeet-Singh.jpg)
India’s Sundar Singh Gurjar keen to erase Rio 2016 debacle
‘During this lockdown, my throw has improved. I am now throwing beyond 68 metres’
![A white vision impaired man and his guide celebrate holding the French flag](/sites/default/files/2020-09/timothee-adolphe-Bruno-Naprix.jpg)
Sprinter and hip-hop artist Timothee Adolphe preaches positivity
French Para athlete releases new single "La Banane"
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the line on a blue track](/sites/default/files/2020-09/1270672677.jpg)
World champions back to competition mode
Hannah Cockroft, Brent Lakatos and Maya Nakanishi shine at National Championships in Great Britain and Japan
![Tatyana McFadden Podcast video](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/saV6NYKkPmC6Kjv9CvwEsdI_x4F_9mfhQ2526DyYMTg.jpg?itok=btbDB-aF)
Tatyana McFadden speaks on power of inclusion and campaigning for change
"I had to fight to be allowed to train. I was denied the right to run alongside other athletes and I thought 'this is not how it should be'.”
![An image with four photos showing two women and two men](/sites/default/files/2020-09/WhatsApp%20Image%202020-09-03%20at%2009.37.44.jpeg)
Ottobock Get Together meets Tokyo 2020
Third edition of the live talks on World Para Athletics Facebook is all about the impact of next year's Paralympic Games in Japan
![A male runner celebrating](/sites/default/files/2020-08/49066413492_c95d909124_o.jpg)
Rising Phoenix Quiz: Ntando Mahlangu
Test your knowledge about South Africa's Para athletics world champion and one of the stars of the Netflix's documentary
![Anna Grimaldi](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Anna%20Grimaldi.jpg)
Anna Grimaldi: Turning a negative into a positive
'I grew a lot as a person in the last three years, it kind of pushed me learn a lot more about myself and to explore those other parts of my life other than sport'
![Jonnie Peacock video](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/_GVlrQ1sxpfOKY18aWLJfp40fj1kOu19QvrPrP14_KI.jpg?itok=Af6SN6e4)
Jonnie Peacock on performing under pressure
'I wanted to be the first disabled person on there but not to have people talk about it. I didn’t want that to be the reason they voted for me.'
![A short stature woman and a woman with a prosthetic leg point at each other](/sites/default/files/2020-08/Krakow%202020.jpg)
World records galore in Krakow and Leverkusen
Athletes return to action in Germany and Poland with seven new world marks in three days
![A man with a prosthetic leg jumping](/sites/default/files/2020-08/49047013501_8418a9cb5e_k.jpg)
Stars back to action in Krakow and Leverkusen
World champions to compete for the first time this season in international events in Germany and Poland
![Four female wheelchair racers racing on the track](/sites/default/files/2020-08/hongzhuan-zhou.jpg)
Hongzhuan Zhou ‘won’t easily give up’ on Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
One of world’s best wheelchair racers wants to close career on a high note
![Angolan Para athlete and teacher Esperanca Gicasso at school with her students](/sites/default/files/2020-06/Esperanca-Gicasso2.jpg)
Esperança Gicasso - the teacher who runs and inspires her pupils through sport
Angolan vision impaired athlete feels grateful for bp’s support on and off the track
![Lex Gillette smiles at the camera](/sites/default/files/2020-07/Lex-Gillette1.jpg)
Lex Gillette: 'Don't give up on 2020'
The four-time Paralympic medallist spoke during Airbnb's Olympian & Paralympian Online Experiences
![A graphic showing the picture of three men announcing the second edition of the Ottobock Get Together on World Para Athletics Facebook page](/sites/default/files/2020-07/horizontallive_ottobock%20%281%29%20%28003%29.jpg)
Different Para athletics generations meet on Ottobock Get Together
Heinrich Popow hosts U-17 world champion Ezra Frech and three-time Paralympic champion Brian Frasure on World Para Athletics Facebook
![A female athlete competing using a RaceRunner](/sites/default/files/2020-07/GettyImages-1187854593.jpg)
Kayleigh Haggo racerunning for something bigger
First world champion in her class, British athlete splits the time between sport and supporting young people with disability in her community
![Neeraj Yadav](/sites/default/files/2020-07/Neeraj%20Yadav%20pics.jpg)
Love brings Neeraj Yadav back to his dream
'My wife kept on convincing me why I needed to go back and compete. Sports boosted up my confidence and motivated me,' says Indian thrower