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Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.
Athletics

Application process is now open for Europe's biggest para-athletics event of the year.

Blake Leeper and Jarryd Wallace
Athletics

Fourth IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014 will also feature Americans Raymond Martin and Shirley Reilly ahead of her clash with Manuela Schaer in Switzerland, and Canada’s multiple world champion Brent Lakatos.

Swansea 2014 Volunteer Programme
Athletics

With 102 days to go, the volunteering programme for the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea is picking up pace.

5 male and female athletes in British jerseys stand and sit (in wheelchairs) next to each others in front of a black wall. Behind them is the logo: Swansea 2014. It's coming. Be part of it.
Athletics

A celebration event in the city of Swansea’s Castle Square this Saturday will mark 100 days to go until Europe’s biggest para-athletics event comes to Great Britain.

Richard Osvath
Athletics

Top events will take place this month in boccia, wheelchair fencing, shooting, cycling and athletics.

An athlete shows off his medal to a crowd, holding up a stuffed animal mascot with the other hand.
Powerlifting

Nominees include: Ali Jawad, Tatyana McFadden, Sherif Othman, Sarah Storey and Ingrid Thunem.

David Weir
Athletics

Following a year out Britain's David Weir is looking forward to renewing his rivalray with Marcel Hug

A visually impaired women and her guide running on the track of a stadium
Athletics

With one month to go until the Italian leg of the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix, organisers have announced that students will get to meet their national heroes.

Men's wheelchair racers cross Tower Bridge in the 2014 Virgin Money London Marathon
Rio 2016

Americas Cup events to held in conjunction with Rio half marathon and Sao Paulo marathon for the next four years

Lucas Prado
Athletics

The third IPC Athletics Grand Prix of 2014 sees a renewal of a Brazilian rivalry and a promising performance for teenager Petrucio dos Santos.

The back of Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero is seen as he jumps over the high bar.
Athletics

While Cuba’s Luis Felipe Gutierrez Rivero stole the spotlight, several Brazilian youngsters also showcased their promise for Rio 2016.

Mandy Francois-Elie sprinting on a tartan track leading the field.
Athletics

August’s event to feature 199 medal events during five days of thrilling competition

A picture of a blind woman running with her guide during an athletics race.
Athletics

The third stage of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix series gets underway on Thursday (April 24) with the II Caixa Loterias Athletics Open Championships in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Terezinha Guilhermina and her guide run on the track of Lyon with the tribunes of the stadium in the backround
Rio 2016

Around 430 leading athletes, including 110 from 15 countries outside of Brazil, will be in Sao Paulo this week (24-26 April) to compete in the Open Brasil Caixa Loterias Athletics and Swimming competitions.

Three members of USA's athletics team - Jarryd Wallace, David Prince and Jerome Singleton - pose for a photo.
Athletics

Top names expected to compete at the event include Richard Browne, Jarryd Wallace, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.

Tatyana McFadden, a wheelchair racer, crosses the Boston Marathon finish line
Athletics

Tatyana McFadden and Ernst Van Dyk won their second and 10th Boston Marathon victories, respectively.

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Athletics

Around 15,000 tickets are available for the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships in Swansea this August.

Jose Roberto Ferreira de Oliveira (L) and Filippe Santos Silvestre of Brazil dive in front of the goal during the Men's Group A Goalball match between Finland and Brazil on day 1 of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Athletics

As part of The Road TO2015: Agitos Foundation Sessions workshops will take place in Brazil to improve the standard of coaching and classification in the Americas.

Athletes compete in a wheelchair race at the 2014 IPC Athletics Grand Prix in Beijing
Athletics

Over three days, athletes took part in 133 track and field events, setting nine regional records.

Female athlete throws the javelin from a seated position
Athletics

Chinese Taipei’s Ya-Ting Liu breaks women’s javelin F12 regional record on second day of the IPC Athletics Grand Prix.