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![Heinrich Popow of Germany competes at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/170214083303816_FotorCreated.jpg)
“We are showing the joy of life through sport”
A profile of Germany’s Heinrich Popow, a man determined to spread the word about the Paralympic Movement both on and off the track.
![Croatia NPC 2016 sport awards](/sites/default/files/images/170210152629848_Croatia%2Bawards.jpg)
Croatia, New Zealand Para athletes collect awards
Mikela Risto, Zoran Talic, Liam Malone and Sophie Pascoe all received prestigious national honours.
![David Blair shows what's in his kitbag](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/8nW5b5jTvDzCCXc8BUaLcB1jJBnkqqFX02DXWJKkPp0.jpg?itok=VHpCd1ar)
What’s in my Kitbag? The USA’s David Blair
The Paralympic champion and world record holder in discus F44 reveals a surprise in his kitbag.
Vanessa Low wins inaugural ‘Keep Fighting Award’
Germany’s Rio 2016 athletics champion was chosen because she “conveys the values that this prize wants to promote: to never give up and to positively shape the future.”
![Chris Clarke and Libby Clegg of Great Britain in action during the women's 100m - T11 Semifinals at the Olympic Stadium on Day 2 of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games](/sites/default/files/images/170109122022783_Libby%2BClegg_Athletics_GettyImages-601082540.jpg)
Ten Para athletics world records under threat in 2017
With the athletics season starting to get underway, here are 10 world marks that could be toppled in the coming months.
![Noelle Lenihan of Ireland competes in the women's discus F38 final at the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha, Qatar.](/sites/default/files/images/160603070456726_Noelle%2BLenihan.jpg)
Ten rising Para athletics stars for 2017
With July’s World Championships on the horizon, find out who the youngsters to look out for are this season.
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London 2017 LTD announce national supplier deal with Heineken
The World Para Athletics Championships will take place between 14-23 July 2017.
![Sunset+Vine logo](/sites/default/files/images/170201110640926_London2017_SunsetVine-01.jpg)
IPC appoints Sunset+Vine as host broadcaster for World Para Athletics Championships
The London-based production company will provide live, highlights and news coverage from the London 2017 World Para Athletics Championships
![Starting Blocks is the official education for the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships London 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170131085517464_Starting-blocks.jpg)
Young Brits to benefit from London 2017 with Starting Blocks
London 2017 Ltd has unveiled Starting Blocks, the official education programme supporting the World Para Athletics Championships and IAAF World Championships London 2017
![Strathmore water has been announced as the national supplier of bottled water for both the IAAF World Championships London 2017 and the World Para Athletics Championships.](/sites/default/files/images/170126072505162_Strathmore%2Bwater.jpg)
Strathmore water to hydrate world class athletes in 2017
Athletes, officials and volunteers at London 2017 will be hydrated by more than one million bottles of water being supplied by the water brand.
![Three men in wheelchairs on a podium showing their medals](/sites/default/files/images/170125151925291_Leo_Pekka_Tahti_Rio.jpg)
Tahti first Finnish Para athlete named ‘Personality of the Year’
Paralympic table tennis silver medallists Andela Muzinic and Helena Dretar Karic were also chosen the best Croatian team in 2016.
![A general view of the Olympic Stadium at the London 2012 Olympic Park.](/sites/default/files/images/160419082209857_Queen%2BElizabeth%2BOlympic%2BPark.jpg)
Over GBP 2 million committed to London 2017 Inspiration Programme
‘Team Personal Best’ to deliver a programme of local community level activities
![A male athlete with prosthetic legs and a female athlete](/sites/default/files/images/170224152557889_jessica-enis-hill-richard-whitehead-london-mascot-searcg.jpg)
Ennis-Hill and Whitehead launch mascot design competition live on Blue Peter
Olympic champion Jessica Ennis-Hill and double Paralympic gold medallist Richard Whitehead are ambassadors and part of the judging panel for entries
World Para Athletics Grand Prix dates for 2017 announced
Running from March to June, the 2017 Grand Prix season will involve nine events, including one in Paris for the first time.
![A quarter of a million schoolchildren across Greater London given opportunity to attend the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017.](/sites/default/files/images/170117094444153_Schools-Map.jpg)
School ticketing initiative launched for London 2017
A quarter of a million schoolchildren across Greater London given opportunity to attend the World Para Athletics Championships London 2017.
![A man and a woman in a stadium, with spadens, working on an athletics track](/sites/default/files/images/160229160257688_500%2Bdays%2Buntil%2BLondon%2B2017.jpg)
Media Advisory - London 2017 media accreditation opens
Media can now apply for accreditation via www.paralympic.org/london-2017
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Ones to watch for 2017 for athletics and equestrian announced
40 track and field and seven equestrian athletes have been named as athletes to look out for in 2017.
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Paralympians shortlisted for 2017 Laureus Award
The winner will be announced on 14 February at a glittering awards ceremony in Monaco.
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How to get involved in London 2017
How to get involved in London 2017
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No. 8 Top four in men’s 1,500m finish faster than Olympics
The top four finishers in the men’s 1,500m T13 race at Rio 2016 will go down in history.