Healthy and Fit for Optimal Performance
4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Joachim Gerard

The world No. 6 from Belgium took the men’s singles title from France’s world No. 2 Stephane Houdet.

France's Mandy Francois-Elie running the 200m and breaking the world record

Paralympic champion Johanna Benson faces stiff challenge from France's Many Francois-Elie in 200m T37.

Blake Leeper

Former world record holder nearly won gold at 2011 Worlds

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

World records smashed on day 2 by Fonteles Oliveira and Wallace.

Odair Santos

A round-up of the action from the first morning session at the IPC Athletics Worlds

Alan Fonteles Oliveira winning the 200m T43 in Lyon

Oliveira and Wallace both smash world records in 200m T43 and T44 finals

Sabine Ellerbrock

Germany's Sabine Ellerbrock defeated the Netherlands' Aniek van Koot and South Africa's Lucas Sithole slipped past the USA's David Wagner for British Open titles.

Marcel Hug

A full round-up of the action from the first day of the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

Tatyana McFadden

A round-up of the action from the 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships

A picture of a man in a wheelchair on a track

The "Swiss Silver Bullet" is set to compete in six T54 events at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

A picture of a woman holding a French flag

Sir Phillip Craven opens athletics' biggest gathering since London 2012

Blake Leeper and Jarryd Wallace

American sprinter lower previous mark by 0.15 in 200m T44 heats

Chuck Aoki

American wheelchair rugby player Chuck Aoki says it’s time for athletes to act upon the IPC’s core value of “inspiration.”

Johanna Benson and Francois-Elie rivalry

Paralympic gold medallist confident of landing 200m world title

David Prince in training

American world record holder thinks it could go in Sunday's world title race

Odair Santos

Quotes from medal winners from Saturday's (20 July) action.

Men's 100m T42 Popow and Reardon rivarly - as of 19.07.13

Heinrich Popow and Scott Reardon headline a stacked field in the men’s T42 class at the IPC Athletics World Championships.

A picture of a woman in a wheelchair during an athletics race

• 17 gold medals up for grabs as Lyon 2013 get underway.

Jeremy Campbell

The American discus thrower and swimmer – both Paralympic champions – were named Best Male and Female Athlete with a Disability, respectively.