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Para athletics in numbers: Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli
Latest in series of stats and facts behind sport’s biggest names
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Beijing Grand Prix: World champions return
China hosts latest stop on athletics Grand Prix circuit
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Beijing Grand Prix: Liwan Yang’s home hopes
Chinese thrower sees home event as preparation for Asian Para Games
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Germany's perfect preparation ahead of home athletics Euros
Floors and Rehm head winners in Barcelona as countdown to Berlin 2018 continues
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Richard Browne back for Beijing
Sprinter to race first Grand Prix since hamstring injury in 2017
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Who should be Americas ‘Athlete of the Month’?
People can now vote for their winner among six shortlisted athletes
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Beijing Grand Prix: Five of the best
A look back at some of the highlights ahead of this year’s edition
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Vote now for April’s Allianz Athlete of the Month
Five Para athletes competing across four sports shortlisted
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Power names in Para athletics return for L’Hospitalet
World champions headline field at international meeting in Spain
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Para athletics in numbers: Hongzhuan Zhou
Latest in series looking at stats and facts behind sport’s biggest names
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How I got into Para athletics: James Turner
Australia’s Paralympic and world champion on what drives him to success
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Sherman Guity back to the tracks after accident
Costa Rican runner excited about taking up Para sports
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Sao Paulo Grand Prix: 5 talking points
Records tumbled and stars shone at second meeting on the circuit
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Para sport preview: May 2018
World Shooting Para Sport Championships to headline another action-packed month of sports
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Quiet year for Para athletics? Ed Harry says think again
The BBC’s Paralympic commentator explains why the road to Tokyo 2020 starts now
Lima 2019: How Para sport changed Efrain Sotacuro's life
Paralympian believes Parapan American Games can help Peru grow
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Para sport review: April 2018
Gold Coast 2018 gathers 300 Para athletes competing across seven Para sports
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Super Challenges round off Sao Paulo Grand Prix
Petrucio Ferreira among winners on final day of multi-class races
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Andre Rocha breaks world record in Sao Paulo
Brazilian sets new shot put mark on thrilling day two at Grand Prix
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Heroic triumph for Veronica Hipolito in Sao Paulo
Brazilian sprinter wins Grand Prix gold despite imminent surgery