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Parapan American Youth Games close in Buenos Aires
More than 600 athletes from 16 countries took part in the event which saw Brazil top the medals table.

Powerlifting records fall at 2013 Parapan American Youth Games
Last day of powerlifting sees two junior world records broken in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Brazilian medal hopes head to Youth Parapans
Brazil fields strong team of youngsters, including world champions, for the Youth Parapan American Games being held in Buenos Aires.

Tatyana McFadden makes history at Chicago Marathon
The USA’s Tatyana McFadden and South Africa’s Ernst Van Dyk scooped up Chicago Marathon titles over the weekend.

UK Athletics reveals performance programme athletes
48 athletes and relay team with potential to medal at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to receive support from governing body in 2013-14.

Johanna Benson Foundation launched
Paralympic champion puts her name to a foundation in Namibia, which aims to identify and develop new elite talent.

Richard Whitehead finishes epic race across Britain
200m T42 Paralympic champion completes 977 mile run from John O’Groats, Scotland, to Land’s End in Cornwall, hitting target of 40 marathons in 40 days.

British clean sweep at CityGames and Great North Run
Shelley Woods, David Weir and Jonnie Peacock all triumph in Great Britain over the weekend despite poor weather conditions.

Richard Browne to race Jonnie Peacock in Newcastle
The 100m T44 will be included in this weekend’s Great North City Games in Newcastle, Great Britain, which will be aired live on BBC 1.

Richard Whitehead over half-way across Britain
Marathon runner begins 29th out of 40 marathons in quest to raise 1 million GBP for charity.

Tatyana McFadden headlines Chicago marathon
Men’s race to feature returning champions Josh Cassidy, Kurt Fearnley and Heinz Frei.

Tokyo to stage 2020 Paralympic Games
IPC sends congratulations to Tokyo 2020 bid team.

Gareth A Davies: The night that David Weir and Jonnie Peacock brought the house down
The Telegraph's Paralympics Correspondent looks back at "Thriller Thursday"

Marlou Van Rhijn launches youth camp in Aruba
Dutch Paralympic and two-time world champion travels to the Caribbean island as part of efforts to develop para-sport.

Swansea 2014 Championship mark and website launched
There’s now less than one year to go until Swansea, Wales hosts the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships.

Will summer star Tatyana McFadden be in Sochi?
The wheelchair racing champion is vying for one of the spots on USA’s limited nordic skiing roster for Sochi 2014.

IPC Athletics announces Rio 2016 medal events
Rio 2016 will feature 177 athletics events, seven more than London 2012, and there will be a 22 per cent increase in the number of track and field medal events for women.

Vote now for July’s IPC Athlete of the Month
Nominees for IPC Athlete of the Month include: Mandy Francois-Elie, Alan Fonteles Oliveira, Walid Ktila, Brent Lakatos, Raymond Martin and Tatyana McFadden.

Ottobock provides technical service at Lyon 2013
Athletes from 56 nations visited the Ottobock workshop at the IPC Athletics World Championships, where 307 repairs were completed.

Lyon 2013 - Day eight evening review
McFadden and Martin write their names into history by completing clean sweeps in T54 and T52 classes.