PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Petrucio Ferreira](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Petrucio%20Ferreira.jpg?itok=iQgMkhRd)
Brazilians create history with clean sweep in 100m
‘This is a moment of total happiness for country and for us’
![Italy’s Assunta Legnante](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Italy%E2%80%99s%20Assunta%20Legnante.jpg?h=6c0ddeaf&itok=hv-DrbY_)
Dubai 2019: Legnante completes grand double
'I'm absolutely happy, it’s a medal that I was really strongly looking for'
![a male Para athlete mid long jump](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/180504160912955_Markus%2BRehm%2Bjump.jpg?h=f807e197&itok=LNGsLnqu)
German sensation Rehm in focus at Dubai
‘If we get some tail wind, I’m sure there will be some big jumps’
![Omara Durand](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Omara%20Durand.jpg?h=58ec2f8b&itok=-g9_LzP2)
Perfect 10 for Durand at Worlds
“I’m really happy because this is my 10th gold medal in the World Championships and I’m enjoying it as always, but now I have to run again"
![Yuping Zhao](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/China%27s%20Yuping%20Zhao.jpg?h=06268292&itok=pEaqONCj)
Dubai 2019: China’s medals tally swells as Zhao claims gold
‘This world record is because of the hard work that I put in’
![female Para snowboarder Lisa Buschoten riding the banked slalom](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/190404155533368_Lisa-Bunschoten.jpg?h=b56a6c0a&itok=uORSc4FE)
World’s best gather in Landgraaf to start World Cup season
Dutch duo Bunschoten and Vos among the star lineup at the season’s first World Cup races
![A female runner with a prosthetic arm celebrating](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/GettyImages-1186759706.jpg?itok=HNxdQDr-)
First gold for South Africa
Family support is secret behind World Championships titles on Sunday
![A female wheelchair racer crossing the line ahead of two other competitors](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/49041752918_2413e20b25_o.jpg?h=d2a06ad2&itok=nbec79SB)
Cockroft smashes record to take 11th world title
Sunday morning sees China extend the lead in the medal standings after two more victories
![A man throwing a javelin](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/GettyImages-1186530731.jpg?itok=7O9o9ac7)
Spectacular Saturday sees seven world records set
China top medals table and hosts UAE take first medal at the competition
![Lisa Adams](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2019-11/Lisa.jpg?itok=6fdZ4r3X)
Lisa Adams joins family legacy with gold
Coached by sister and two-time Olympic champion Valerie, New Zealander betters her own World Record