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Petrucio Ferreira on his way to breaking the 200m T47 world record at the 2015 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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He only started competing in 2014, but the 18-year-old look a strong contender ahead of October’s World Championships.

David Weir and Marcel Hug attend the photocall for the 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships at Tower Hotel.
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London, Great Britain, will see a 120 of the world’s best para-athletes in action with world titles up for grabs.

Ilse Hayes of South Africa
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South African makes history by clocking 11.89 on the first day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.

A picture of a man in wheelchair celebrating his victory with a gold medal around his neck
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The British Paralympic champion lines up at Sunday’s marathon World Championships knowing he’ll most probably have to beat the defending champion to land the world title.

City views from the air, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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The IPC Athletics Grand Prix starts in São Paulo on Thursday, but here are five facts you might not know about the city.

A visually impaired athlete runs with her guide on the track of a stadium.
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Around 340 athletes from 20 countries will be lining up in the fifth Grand Prix of 2015.

A picture of women running on the track
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The South African visually impaired sprinter is hoping to run the perfect race at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix later this month.

Tatyana McFadden of the United States crosses the finish line to win the women's push rim wheelchair division of the 119th Boston Marathon on April 20, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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The world’s best racers will now head to London, Great Britain, for Sunday’s IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships

Women in racing wheelchair
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The Swiss racer knows that to retain her crown she will have to stop the USA’s Tatyana McFadden from winning her third successive Virgin Money London Marathon.

Female runners with guides on a track running
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On the final day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix, a quartet of Chinese athletes took 0.3 seconds off the 4x100m T11-13 world record.

Brazilian Paralympian Terezinha Guilhermina runs with Usain Bolt of Jamaica as her guide during an exhibition in preparation for the Mano a Mano Athletics Challenge at the Jockey Club Brasileiro in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Six-time Olympic champion from Jamaica trains with Brazil’s three-time Paralympic champion ahead of 'Mano a Mano' event.

The Paralympic and world 200m T46 champion Yohansson Nascimento gives an insight into his three heroes.
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He will be competing in the IPC Athletics Grand Prix this week in Sao Paulo, Brazil, but today he tells us which people are his heroes.

Blindfolded women with guide running in a relay
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The records included Cuiqing Liu taking 0.15 seconds off the 10-year-old 200m T11 Asian record.

Four runners on a track in a stadium
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The 27-year-old added 31cm to the previous best set in 2012 by South African Dyan Buis

Lisha Huang of China competes at the London 2012 Paralympic Games
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Around 160 athletes from 14 countries will compete in the fourth Grand Prix of 2015.

The lead group of the marathon goes past the Forbidden City at Tiananmen Square at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games.
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Ahead of this weekend’s IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing, China, here are five facts you may not know about Beijing

Huzhao Li of China crosses the line to win gold in the Men's 200m T53 Final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
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The 26-year-old T53 wheelchair racer will be hoping to hit form at the IPC Athletics Grand Prix as October’s World Championships fast approach.

Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year 2015 with a disability winner and Wheelchair Racer Tatyana McFadden of USA poses with her award at Newman Hall on March 28, 2015 in Champaign, llinois, USA.
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The US Paralympian was honoured for her achievements in both athletics and cross-country skiing.

Tatyana McFadden, a wheelchair racer, crosses the Boston Marathon finish line
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New series will see the world's best marathon racers compete for an annual USD 50,000 prize.

Wheelchair athlete on the track
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The T34 wheelchair racer guides us through a typical day of training ahead of October’s World Championships in Doha, Qatar