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Athletics

This weekend, Berlin stages the ninth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2015. Here are five facts you might not know about the German capital.

100m race at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix on May 30, 2015 in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Athletics

Around 400 athletes from 40 countries will be in the German capital for the ninth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the year.

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Athletics

Canada’s Chantal Petitclerc confirmed as first keynote speaker for the event that will take place between 12-13 December 2015 in Colorado Springs, USA.

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Athletics

After shedding five stone since last season, the British world champion is aiming to rewrite the record books at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Markus Rehm jumps over a sand pit
Athletics

The German long jumper will line-up at this weekend’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Berlin, Germany.

Martina Caironi, winces,
Athletics

On her home track, the Italian broke her own 200m T42 world record for the second time in two weeks at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

Denmark’s Daniel Jorgensen after breaking own long jump T42 world record in Grosseto, Italy.
Athletics

The Dane jumped 6.53m to add 2cm to his own long jump F42 record set just last week.

Iran athletes take off during a race in the Iran National Para-Athletics Championships.
Athletics

Field athletes Amini, Mohammadian looked strong ahead of the World Championships in Doha, Qatar

Arjola Dedaj in action at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.
Athletics

The European multi-medallist won her long jump competition on the first day of action at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Italy.

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Athletics

More than 470 athletes from 38 countries will line-up this weekend in the Italian city for the eighth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of the year.

General view at the Stadio Olimpico in Grosseto, Italy.
Athletics

Ahead of this weekend’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Grosseto, Italy, here are five facts that you might not know about the city.

Walid Ktila
Athletics

The Tunisian multi world and Paralympic champion gives an insight in to what makes him the world’s best T34 wheelchair racer.

Terezinha Guilhermina
Rio 2016

The programme will feature 177 medal events and was approved by the IPC Governing Board in Tokyo, Japan.

Ilse Hayes of South Africa
Athletics

The South African Paralympian became the world’s fastest female para-athlete earlier this year and is now aiming to go even faster.

Three men behind a table present the logo for the 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships.
Athletics

The 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships will be held in Italy between 10-16 June 2016.

A group of female blade runners sprinting down the 100m straight.
Athletics

The Italian athlete had a record-breaking month, resetting her own marks in the IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Nottwil, Switzerland.

Dutch Paralympic, world and European champion and world record holder, Marlou van Rhijn, gives an insight into her three heroes.
Athletics

Find out who inspires the Dutch Paralympic, world and European champion, and world record holder, to be the best.

Martina Caironi, winces,
Athletics

Changes to her training and lifestyle have led to a great start to the season for the Italian world and Paralympic champion, which she hopes to continue at the Grosseto Grand Prix.

A spectacular 17 world records fell at the IPC sanctioned Daniela Jutzeler Memorial para-athletics meeting in Arbon, Switzerland on Thursday (4 June).
Athletics

A sensational 17 world records fell in Switzerland as athletes continue their preparations for the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships.

Marlou van Rhijn (T43), Becky Richter (T51) and Martina Caironi (T42) all broke 100m world records in Nottwil in May 2015.
Athletics

Nine world and six regional records broken at a sensational IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland.