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World Para Athletics Championships - Dan Pembroke

Dan Pembroke demolishes world record! Days 6-7 at the Paralympic Games

Days six and seven at the Games saw Dan Pembroke break the world record and become Paralympic champion with Anna Nicholson claim bronze.
Rafi Solaiman at England Champs

Para-athletics factoid: Frame Running

Frame Running (previously called RaceRunning) is a relatively new para-athletics event - announced by World Para Athetics (WPA) as an official track discipline in 2017. Frame Running is for athletes with severe coordination and balance impairments such as cerebral palsy and the wheeled frame enables the legs to propel the athlete while helping to aid balance. Athletes can be classified into categories T71 and T72. Events range from 60m to 1500m.
International Starter Margaret Werrett at Paris Paralympics with athlete

Margaret Werrett: officiating journey started by inspirational teacher

Following on from our other interviews with those playing a vital officiating role in Paris, we spoke with Margaret Werrett just before she left England for France. Margaret has been a Technical Official for over 40 years and took her International Starter exam 10 years ago. But what got her ‘started’ in the first place? As is the journey for many athletes, coaches and indeed officials, it began with an inspirational PE teacher. Although an athlete at school and university, Margaret wanted to follow in the footsteps of her PE teacher Charlie Meldrum who had spent time explaining the role and was keen to answer her questions about starting.
Universal Relay team at Tokyo Paralympics

Paralympic factoid: universal relay

Our Olympic teams won a medal in every relay event. But did you know there is just one special relay event at the Paris Paralympic Games? It's called the Universal 4x100 relay and features four athletes (2 male and 2 female) with different classifications.
Jonathan Broom-Edwards at Tokyo Paralympic Games

Jonathan Broom-Edwards: Reigning Paralympic champion hoping to leap high in Paris

We recently caught up with Jonathan at our Senior Championships in Birmingham as he made final preparations ahead of the upcoming Paralympic Games.
Jonnie Peacock at London 2012

Paralympic factoid: blade runners

Athletes with classification T/F 61 to 64 compete wearing lower limb prosthetic/s (blades). But even these need to be within the rules - it wouldn't be fair for a sprinter to have overly longer blades than their competitors! So how is this calculated and checked?
Jonnie Peacock at Tokyo Paralympic Games

More medal delight for ParalympicsGB - Days 4-5 at the Games

Days four and five weren't without drama at the Paralympic Games in Paris with tightly contested finals and even a medal upgrade.
Anna Nicholson preparing for the Paralympic Games

Double Paralympian Anna Nicholson setting her sights on the podium in Paris

We caught up with Anna and coach, Richard, to talk all about their journey over the last decade, and how they've prepared for the Games.

Four in a row for Hannah Cockroft - Days 1, 2 & 3 at the Paralympic Games

The para athletics action kicked off in the Stade de France on Friday. Lots of British athletes have taken to the track or field to compete so far with a range of experience from Paralympic debutant Madeline Down to David Weir competing in his seventh Paralympic Games.

Richard Chiassaro: from Paralympic athlete to coach

Having competed in Rio and Tokyo, Richard Chiassaro's Paralympic journey continues in Paris joining Team GB as a coach. We spoke to him about his journey to the Paralympics, challenges he has faced and his aspirations for the future.