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Arizona Grand Prix: – Five things we learned
More than 270 athletes from 17 countries competed in the latest World Para Athletics Grand Prix.
![Aled Davies - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170109122108478_Aled%2BDavies_Athletics_GettyImages-603213196.jpg)
Best of British: Aled Davies
Training alongside Olympic champions in the USA helped the reigning Paralympic shot put F42 champion recover his hunger for victory.
![Podium with three women in wheelchairs](/sites/default/files/images/160615105713949_GettyImages-494144924.jpg)
Para athletics explained - Seated throws
Great Britain’s Paralympic, world and European champion Jo Butterfield explains what seated throwing involves.
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London Calling: Tunisia’s Raoua Tlili
The 27-year-old looks to extend her dominance in the women’s shot put F41 at London 2017.
![Chian's Liwan Yang competes in the women's discus F55 final during the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160423104847720_GettyImages-494688126.jpg)
China impress on field events at Beijing Grand Prix
Liwan Yang took shot put gold to complete hat trick, successful showing for host nation.
![The USA's Cassie Mitchell won a bronze medal in the women's club throw F51 at Rio 2016.](/sites/default/files/images/170514092449210_GettyImages-603022738.jpg)
Cassie Mitchell smashes 28-year-old world record at Arizona Grand Prix
The 35-year-old broke the women's 1,500m T51 world record on the second day of the Grand Prix.
![China's Jun Wang celebrates winning the women's shot put F35 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170513174045215_GettyImages-605917562.jpg)
Two more world records fall at Beijing Grand Prix
Four world records have now fallen in two days in the Chinese capital.
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Holiday Hotspot: Charl du Toit
The South African Paralympic champion and world record holder tells all about where he likes to holiday.
![Great Britain's Samantha Kinghorn in action at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170513111748792_GettyImages-607243330.jpg)
Kinghorn and Morrison smash world records at Arizona Grand Prix
The British athlete broke the 200m T53 world record whilst the American improved the club throw F51 distance.
![China's Jun Wang celebrates winning the women's shot put F35 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170513174045215_GettyImages-605917562.jpg)
Two field world records fall at Beijing Grand Prix
Jun Wang and Enlong Wei set javelin and shot put records on Saturday.
![Hongzhuan Zhou of China competes at the Women's 800m - T53 Final during day 10 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122012205_Honghzhuan%2BZhou_Athletics_GettyImages-607346782.jpg)
Five reasons to be interested: Beijing Grand Prix
With multiple Paralympic champions in action, here’s why you should follow the Beijing Grand Prix.
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Paralympic champion Valenzuela shines at National Games
The London 2012 athletics gold medallist won gold in the men’s 1,500m and 5,000m T11 at the Chilean Para National Games, on 11 May.
![Wenjun Liu of China celebrates after winning the women's 100m - T54 final on day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122106184_Wenjun%2BLiu_Athletics_GettyImages-601180328.jpg)
Preview: Beijing World Para Athletics Grand Prix
More than 200 athletes from 14 countries will compete in the Chinese capital between 13-15 May.
![The USA's David Blair in action during the men's discus F44 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160515113008818_GettyImages-493754872.jpg)
Five reasons to be interested: Arizona World Para Athletics Grand Prix
With many of the world’s leading athletes competing, here are reasons why you should follow the action.
![Jianwen Hu - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170109122029139_Jianwen%2BHu_Athletics_GettyImages-604237748.jpg)
Hu looking forward to exciting year ahead
The T38 sprinter shocked Australia’s Evan O’Hanlon at Rio 2016 and will line-up at this week’s Beijing Grand Prix.
![Jarryd Wallace - Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/images/170109122053568_Jarryd%2BWallace_Athletics_GettyImages-601175512.jpg)
Preview: Arizona World Para Athletics Grand Prix
Some of the fastest Para athletes in the world will line-up between 12-13 May.
![Sophie Hahn of Great Britain celebrates after winning the women's 100 meter T38 on day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109121951584_Sophie%2BHahn_Athletics_GettyImages-601178960.jpg)
Best of British for London 2017: Sophie Hahn
In a new weekly series leading up to July’s World Para Athletics Championships we hear from the host nation’s top contenders for global gold.
![The USA's silver medallist Hunter Woodhall at the medal ceremony for the men's 200m T44 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170508145207740_GettyImages-603547182.jpg)
Teenage Talents: Hunter Woodhall
In the third edition of ‘Teenage Talents’ US T43 sprinter Hunter Woodhall reveals just what drives him to succeed.
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London Calling: The USA’s Richard Browne
After missing Rio 2016, the T44 sprinter is back and is looking to retain his two world titles at London 2017.
![Raymond Martin USA in the Men's 100m - T52 Round 1 at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/160910100933278_martin.jpg)
Arizona Grand Prix a dress rehearsal for London 2017 says Martin
The T52 athlete will line-up for his first track meeting at this week’s World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Arizona.