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Carnival veteran Richard Browne looking forward to party atmosphere at Rio 2016 Paralympic Games
US amputee sprinter back in city to help celebrate one year to Games with unprecedented race against athletes in other Paralympic classes.
Ireland’s Liam Moggan to speak at Para Athletics Coaching Conference
The long-time high performance coach will be one of the keynote speakers at the inaugural conference this December in Colorado Springs, USA.
Jason Smyth, the Usain Bolt of the Paralympic Games, out to win sixth gold at Rio 2016
Irishman, the fastest para-athlete of all time, in Brazil to help celebrate one year until the Games.
World’s fastest para-athletes prepare for battle royale in Rio
Unprecedented race will bring together runners with different types of disability in celebration of one year until the Paralympic Games.
Keeping it in the family: Para-athletes with strong family bonds
Find out family connections for Michael McKillop, Scott Reardon and Stef Reid are spurring them on to even greater things.
Vote now for the Allianz Athlete of the Month – August 2015
The public has until 9 September to vote for their favourite from the five candidates.
Face of the future: Australia’s Rheed McCracken
The T34 wheelchair racer talks about the influence of Kurt Fearnley and how he is aiming to win his first world title this October.
Recapping the month in para-sport: August2015
The month was packed with three World Championships and the Toronto 2015 Parapan American Games.
World’s fastest para-athlete race to highlight Rio 2016’s Paralympic festival
Many of the world’s fastest para-athletes will race over 100m to mark one year to go until the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
Greaves hopes new coach can lead to further success
After 19 years with the same coach, the British discus thrower is now hoping John Godina can lead him to win gold at October’s World Championships.
#SuperheroSunday: David Weir
The British wheelchair racer won four gold medal at London 2012 and will be looking to add to his medal collection at October’s World Championships.
Hug stages training camp in Switzerland
The Swiss world champion passed on his knowledge and experience to a group of enthusiastic wheelchair racers.
#WorkoutWednesday: Kenny van Weeghel
The Dutch wheelchair racer gives an insight into his training regime.
Setbacks not thwarting McKillop’s ‘triple-double’ hopes at Doha 2015
Injury after injury – after injury, the Irishman is now more eager to win golds at the World Championships in October.
Superhero Sunday: Jarryd Wallace
After breaking the 100m T44 world record at Toronto 2015, the USA’s Jarryd Wallace shares with us his three heroes.
#WorkoutWednesday: Cuba’s Yunidis Castillo
The Cuban sprinter has won multiple Paralympic, world and Parapan titles and is now gearing up to defend her world titles in Doha, Qatar.
#SuperheroSunday: Great Britain’s Maria Lyle
The British teenager has been a sensation since making her international debut last year and reveals her three heroes.
Hat-trick of titles and world record for Durand at Toronto 2015
The Cuban T12 sprinter won her third gold by breaking the 200m world record she had set just 24 hours earlier.
Three world records fall on fourth day of Toronto 2015 athletics action.
Omara Durand smashed the 200m record, Akeem Stewart set a new discus mark to win Trinidad & Tobago’s first ever Parapan gold and Dion Townsend-Roberts added 5cm to his high jump best.
Toronto 2015: Preview of the final day of athletics
Cuba’s Omara Durand looks to wrap up her historic week in the Parapan American Games on Friday.