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Para athletics in numbers: Aled Davies

In the first of our new series’ Para Athletics in Numbers’ we take a look at the stats behind world and Paralympic champion Aled Davies. The popular Welshman won shot put and discus F42 gold at last year’s World Championships to further cement his place at the top of...

PyeongChang 2018: My Games Experience – The volunteer

It is exactly one month since the Paralympic Flame was lit at the PyeongChang Olympic Stadium to herald the start of the 2018 Paralympic Winter Games. To mark the occasion, the first in the My Games Experience will bring you behind-the-scenes memories of the biggest...

PyeongChang 2018: My Games Experience – The athlete

To mark one month since the PyeongChang 2018 competition, “My Games Experience” series brings you behind-the-scenes memories of the biggest event in winter Para sport. While PyeongChang 2018 was an unforgettable experience, Cristian Ribera could not wait to return...

How I got into Para athletics: Diana Dadzite

Latvia’s triple world champion Diana Dadzite joins World Para Athletics’ ‘Ones to Watch’ list for 2018 after a terrific season last year. The 32-year-old won three gold medals at London 2017 – the most successful Para field athlete at the World Championships. In the...

Lithuania target third world title in Malmo

Paralympic champions Lithuania are targeting their third world title at the 2018 IBSA Goalball World Championships in Malmo, Sweden, from 3 June. Having secured gold in 2006 and 2010, Lithuania’s form came to a grinding halt at the 2014 World Championships in Espoo,...

PyeongChang 2018: The legacy

A month has passed since the Paralympic flame was extinguished, but the legacy of PyeongChang 2018 continues to live on. Here are seven ways the Paralympic Winter Games will make an impact on home soil and around the world: 1. Infrastructure in South Korea A...

Luis Andrade ready to make a splash on World Series debut

Mexico 2017 medallist launches his season in Indianapolis Five-time world bronze medallist Luis Andrade will kick off the season when he competes in the year’s second World Para Swimming World Series in Indianapolis, USA, between 19 and 21 April. It will be the World...

Gold Coast 2018: Get ready for the Commonwealth Games

Many of the top athletes in summer Para sport will contest their first major international multi-sport competition since the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, when the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games take place from 4-15 April in Queensland, Australia. Gold Coast 2018...

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