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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.
Didi Okoh at Loughborough International

Podcast #66: Didi Okoh & Jonathan Broom-Edwards on the Paralympics

In the latest episode of the England Athletics Podcast, Great Britain's Didi Okoh tells her story ahead of making her major championship debut in the 100m at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
Chris Jones by hammer cage

CEO Blog: August 2024

I would like to congratulate all the competing English athletes and team support staff for all that they achieved at the 2024 Olympic Games representing Team GB. And good luck to all the competing English athletes wearing a ParalympicsGB vest.

Join funetics and SFACTOR at the ParalympicsGB Fan Zone at Battersea Power Station

To support the first-ever ParalympicsGB Fan Zone, funetics and SFACTOR Academy are joining forces to showcase athletics, not just a pivotal sport in the Paralympics but as a fun and accessible sport for all.