China dominated the competition in terms of medals, securing 102 medals with 42 of them being gold ©DCD

China claimed first place in the medals tally with 102 at the 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix Fazza International Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Of the 102 medals, 42 were gold, while 36 were silver and 24 were bronze.

In second was Ukraine as they won 11 gold, five silver and eight bronze medals in total.

Uzbekistan finished third with 26 medals, with nine being gold, seven silver and 10 bronze.

There were multiple records broken at the event, including six world records.

Marcel Hug of Switzerland broke the world record for the 1500 metres T54 race with a time of 2min 43.37sec.

His compatriot Catherine Debrunner also set a world record in the women's 800m T53, finishing the race at a time of 1:42.09, as she defeated second place Samantha Kinghorn of Britain who clocked 1:46.75 and third placed Zhou Hongzhuan of China who managed 1:52.10.

Debrunner set another record, as crossed the line in 50.17 in the women's 400m T53 final, with Kinghorn and Hongzhuan finishing behind her again.

Mohammed Alhammadi, centre, set the Asian record for the men's 400m T34 at the Dubai 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix ©DCD
Mohammed Alhammadi, centre, set the Asian record for the men's 400m T34 at the Dubai 2023 World Para Athletics Grand Prix ©DCD

Vajiheh Houshmand of Iran set the record in the women's discus F43, when she threw 26.91m.

Iran's Yasin Khosravi set the world record in the shot put F57, managing to achieve a distance of 15.46m. 

In second place was Yorkinbek Odilov of Uzbekistan, who attained a distance of 12.46m, while third place was France's Vitolio Kavaka, who managed 11.55m.

The final world record that was broken was the men's shot put F38, where Faisal Surour of Kuwait, who recorded a distance of 16.46m, edged past second place Ahmed Ben Moslah of Tunisia on 15.42m and third place Mykola Zhabnyak on 14.04m.

Representing the hosts, Mohammed Alhammadi set the Asian record for the men's 400m T34 final with a time of 49.36, defeating Tunisia's Walid Ktila, who finished second with 49.46 seconds, as Austin Smeek of Canada recorded 49.97 to claim bronze.