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Nottwil 2017: 10 to watch
Stars of the future taking part in first World Para Athletics Junior Championships.
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Nottwil 2017: Riccardo Bagaini aims for podium
Italy’s 16-year-old heads to Junior Worlds fresh from winning silver at London 2017.
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Para sport review: July 2017
Athletics and swimming dominate headlines in the Paralympic Movement.
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Nottwil 2017: 10 things you need to know
Nearly 300 athletes competing at first Junior Worlds.
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#APCTop20 - No.4: Omara Durand's triple gold comeback
Cuban sprinter returns from 3-year break to win 3 Parapan titles at Toronto 2015.
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Nottwil 2017: London medallist heading to Junior Worlds
Bulgaria’s Stoyanov among 4 more teams confirmed for Championships
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New Athlete Advisory Group for Para athletics
7 representatives to serve as athlete voices for the sport.
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London 2017: Best of the boys
The rising male stars who stood at out at the World Para Athletics Championships.
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London 2017: Golden girls
Rising female stars whose performances caught the eye at World Para Athletics Championships.
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Nottwil 2017: Tevaughn Thomas wants to repeat Usain Bolt feat
Jamaican Para athlete aims to become junior world champion 15 years after his hero.
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London 2017: Top quotes
These champions were anything but lost for words at the World Para Athletics Championships.
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Nottwil 2017: 4 more teams announced
World Champs medallist among athletes contesting first Junior Worlds.
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Nottwil 2017: Luis Lucumi seeks to make history for Colombia
Paralympic silver medallist aims to become his country’s first junior world champion.
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London 2017: Top 5 performers
Which stars shone brightest at World Para Athletics Championships?
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Nottwil 2017: Tatyana McFadden inspires young racer Lucia Montenegro
Argentinian teenager dreams of emulating USA’s Paralympic legend.
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How London 2017 turned me into a Para sports fan
Londoner Sarah Linney shares her life-changing experience of the World Para Athletics Championships.
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Nottwil 2017 teams confirmed
Chile, Ecuador, Jamaica, Mexico and Venezuela to compete at Junior Para Athletics Worlds.
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#APCTop20 - No.9: Tatyana McFadden completes first Marathon Grand Slam
US athlete makes history by winning in Chicago, London, Boston and New York.
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London 2017: Day 10 preview
The final day of action of a spectacular World Para Athletics Championships.
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London 2017: Day 10 athlete morning reaction
Athletes share their views after competing on the final day of the World Para Athletics Championships.