Britain’s David Weir and Switzerland’s Marcel Hug will hope to fend off rising American star Daniel Romanchuk in the men’s wheelchair race at the London Marathon on Sunday (April 28).
Brazil’s Joeferson Marinho will be among those hoping to make his mark on home soil when São Paulo hosts the second stage of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix over the coming three days.
Japan will stage the World Para Athletics Championships for the first time after Kobe was awarded the hosting rights for the 2021 event.
The London Marathon is introducing a new competition in this year’s elite wheelchair races, which form part of the World Para Athletics Marathon Championships.
The route of the Paralympic marathon events at Tokyo 2020 has today been confirmed following approval from World Para Athletics.
Australia’s Para athlete Michael Roeger – best known for middle-distance running – says he is aiming for gold at the World Marathon Championships in London this month on what will be his second appearance over the distance.
Zahra Al Tala has thanked Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud having recently become one of the first women from the country to compete in an international Para-athletics meet.
Bydgoszcz will host the penultimate leg of this season's World Para Athletics Grand Prix circuit in place of Berlin, it has been announced.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has honoured Paralympic field athlete Deepa Malik in celebration of International Women’s Day.
One lap races dominated the track action once again as the World Para Athletics Dubai Grand Prix came to an end.
Tunisia's world record holder and two-time world champion Yassine Gharbi cruised to victory in the men's T54 400 metres today on day three of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.
Australia’s five-time Paralympic champion Evan O’Hanlon was among the star performers as action continued at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.
Four world records were set on the opening day of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai.
Three women from Saudi Arabia will compete in the World Para Athletics Grand Prix series for the first time as the season begins in Dubai tomorrow.
Mohamed Al Hammadi won his second gold medal on home soil today at the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation (IWAS) World Games in the United Arab Emirates.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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