PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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