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Australia's Angela Ballard and Madison de Rozario after taking second and third in the women's 800m T53 final at the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships
Athletics

The team of 37 includes a number of Paralympic gold medallists and reigning world champions.

Jonnie Peacock, Hannah Cockroft, Aled Davies, Richard Whitehead, Jo Butterfield and Sopie Hahn pose outside London Olympic Stadium.
Athletics

49 athletes will compete at their home World Championships in July.

Podium with three women in wheelchairs
Athletics

The first time Great Britain’s Jo Butterfield entered the London Stadium, the venue for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, competing was a pipe dream.

Jason Smyth of Ireland celebrates after winning the Men's 100m - T13 Final at the Olympic Stadium on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Athletics

The world’s fastest Paralympian believes he can go even faster at London 2017 this July.

Cristian Valenzuela
Athletics

The Chilean delegations for the athletics, powerlifting and swimming Worlds have been announced.

Numerous world records have been broken at the track in Nottwil, Switzerland.
Athletics

Some outstanding performances seen on last day of competition in penultimate Grand Prix of the season.

Hannah Cockroft of Great Britain competes in the Women's 800m - T34
Athletics

With athletes getting ready for July’s World Para Athletics Championships, many were in record breaking form.

Brent Lakatos of Canada competes in the men's 400 meter T53 at Olympic Stadium during day 3 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Athletics

The Canadian broke the Swiss Silver Bullet's seven year-old T53/54 record on a stunning day of Para athletics in Switzerland.

Richard Whitehead of Great Britain
Athletics

With six weeks to go until London 2017, Great Britain’s Richard Whitehead was amongst the record breakers in Switzerland.

Cycling Road at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

Check out all the events that will headline this month in Para sport.

Chuck Aoki
Athletics

The French capital staged a World Para Athletics Grand Prix for the first time this week.

A blade runner crossers the finish line ahead of her rivals.
Athletics

More than 200 of the world’s best athletes will be lining up in Switzerland.

France's Nantenin Keita celebrates victory in the women's 400m T13 final at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Athletics

Nantenin Keita, Mandy Francois-Elie, Timothee Adolphe and Pierre Fairbank were amongst the winners in the French capital on Tuesday.

The USA's David Blair in action during the men's discus F44 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
Athletics

The Paralympic discus champion walks us through his day as an athlete, database administrator and father of four.

Three wheelchair racers approaching the finish line on the track of a stadium
Athletics

More than 200 athletes from 29 countries will compete between 2-5 June.

Germany's Johannes Floors celebrates winning the men's 4x100m T42-47 final during Doha 2015.
Athletics

Germany’s Johannes Floors goes under 11 seconds for the first time at an international competition in the 100m T43.

A picture of a woman showing her gold medal during a medal ceremony
Athletics

The five-time Paralympic champion targets further success after breaking the world record in all three events she raced in in Arbon, Switzerland.

Brent Lakatos of Canada competes in the men's 400 meter T53 at Olympic Stadium during day 3 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
Athletics

Records continued to tumble on the final day of competition at the Swiss Nationals on Sunday (28 May) at the world-renowned fast Arbon track.

Omara Durand of Cuba
Athletics

The Cuban sprinter can’t wait to return to London for July’s World Championships – to the stadium where she achieved Paralympic glory nearly five years ago.

Charl du Toit - Rio 2016
Athletics

The French capital will stage its first World Para Athletics Grand Prix between 30-31 May.