PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

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On the second day of the IPC Athletics World Championships, athletes will contest 17 medal events.

Tatyana McFadden attends the photocall for the IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships.

The 10-time Paralympic medallist received the honour at the biggest night for women’s sport in the USA.

General view on a dancefloor where couples are dancing.

Nearly 40 athletes from 10 countries will compete in Hasselt in the last competition before the 2015 IPC Wheelchair Dance Sport World Championships.

Man in wheelchair returns a tennis ball

Canada’s top wheelchair tennis player played his last competitive match at Toronto 2015, where he won bronze in the men’s doubles.

Great Britain's Aled Davies poses with his gold medal at the medal ceremony for the men's shot put F42 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.

The first morning of competition also saw the first world record fall in the women’s 100m T37.

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Tyler Mosher - Para Snowboard - Sochi 2014 Winter Paralympic Games -

Dutchman Martijn Oostdijk speaks about his expectations for the coming season.

Dancers perform during the Opening Ceremony for the IPC Athletics World Championships at Katara on 21 October 2015 in Doha, Qatar.

The biggest ever IPC Athletics World Championships opened with a spectacular ceremony uniting and celebrating the incredible world of para-sport.

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The first day of competition at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships will see athletes compete in 24 medal events

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Find out what the athletes had to say on the first day of the IPC Athletics World Championships.