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  https://www.paralympic.org/news/kobe-2024-china-lead-super-saturday-three-world-records-finish-top Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships  are here .

  https://www.paralympic.org/news/kobe-2024-para-athletics-world-championships-hat-trick-golds-uzbekistan-16th-world-title-cockroft Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships  are here .

  https://www.paralympic.org/news/kobe-2024-para-athletics-world-championships-aitchison-athmani-lead-record-breaking-thursday Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships are here .

  https://www.paralympic.org/news/kobe-2024-para-athletics-world-championships-rehm-extends-his-reign-alphonse-makes-history-mauritius Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships  are here .

  https://www.paralympic.org/news/kobe-2024-para-athletics-world-championships-double-delight-blackwell-ekler-jong-and-xiaoyan Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships  are here .

  https://www.paralympic.org/news/kobe-2024-para-athletics-world-championships-monday-sees-shocking-wins-track-and-field Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships  are here .

  https://www.paralympic.org/news/kobe-2024-para-athletics-world-championships-leon-schaefer-sabrine-fortune-save-their-best-last-sunday Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships  are here .

  https://www.paralympic.org/news/kobe-2024-para-athletics-world-championships-paralympic-champions-return-japan-style-day-two Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships  are here .

  https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/sports/olympics-paralympics/20240517-186563/ Complete results and daily schedule from the Kobe World Para Athletics Championships are here .

Double women's marathon Olympic medalist and longtime executive member of a variety of sports organizations Yuko Arimori , 52, bas been tapped to become head of the Japanese National Para-Sports Association according to comments by an involved party on June 6. The nomination was set to be discussed by the association's executive board later the same day. Arimori's experience with handicapped sports includes chairing the Special Olympics Japan, an organization aimed at those with intellectual disabilities, since 2008. source article: https://this.kiji.is/509216344132371553?c=39546741839462401 translated by Brett Larner photo © 2017 Brett Larner, all rights reserved

World Para Athletics Championships Day Ten Highlights London, England, 7/23/17 click here for complete results Women's 100 m T53 Final (-1.3 m/s) 1. Samantha Kinghorn (Great Britain) - 16.65 2. Angela Ballard (Australia) - 16.84 3. Hongzhuan Zhou (China) - 16.92 ----- 8. Keiko Konishi (Japan) - 18.59 Women's 400 m T47 Final 1. Lu Li (China) - 57.23 - PB 2. Anrune Liebenberg (South Africa) - 58.09 3. Sae Tsuji (Japan) - 1:00.67 Women's 800 m T20 Final 1. Bernadett Biacsi (Hungary) - 2:20.51 - MR 2. Anju Furuya (Japan) - 2:21.37 - AR 3. Muhsine Gezer (Turkey) - 2:22.94 - PB ----- 5. Moeko Yamamoto (Japan) - 2:30.52 Women's 800 m T53 Final 1. Hongzhuan Zhou (China) - 1:54.72 2. Madison de Rozario (Australia) - 1:54.88 3. Chelsea McClammer (U.S.A.) - 1:55.01 ----- 8. Kazumi Nakayama (Japan) - 1:58.70 Men's 5000 m T20 Final 1. Cristiano Pereira (Portugal) - 14:29.80 - CR 2. Michael Brannigan (U.S.A.) - 14:39.87 3. Pavlo Voluikevych (U...

World Para Athletics Championships Day Nine Highlights London, England, 7/22/17 click here for complete results Women's 100 m T38 Final 1. Sophie Hahn (Great Britain) - 12.44 - WR 2. Kadeena Cox (Great Britain) - 13.07 3. Lindy Ave (Germany) - 13.16 - PB ----- 8. Yuka Takamatsu (Japan) - 14.32 - PB Men's 800 m T20 Final 1. Michael Brannigan (U.S.A.) - 1:54.24 2. Deliber Rodriguez Ramirez (Spain) - 1:55.23 - PB 3. Sylwester Jaciuk (Poland) - 1:56.92 - PB ----- 4. Yuki Uemura (Japan) - 1:59.64 8. Yusuke Yamanouchi (Japan) - 2:07.61 Men's 1500 m T37 Final 1. Michael McKillop (Ireland) - 4:36.38 2. Liam Stanley (Canada) - 4.37.96 3. Madjid Djemai (Algeria) - 4:41.93 ----- 6. Takafumi Igusa (Japan) - 4:48.51 Men's High Jump T44 Final 1. Maciej Lepiato (Poland) - 2.14 m 2. Jonathan Broom-Edwards (Great Britain) - 2.08 m 3. Toru Suzuki (Japan) - 2.01 m Women's Shot Put F36 Final 1. Qing Wu (China) - 9.69 m 2. Juliane Mogge (Germany) - 9....

World Para Athletics Championships Day Eight Highlights London, England, 7/21/17 click here for complete results Women's 400 m T38 Final 1. Kadeena Cox (Great Britain) - 1:02.87 2. Yuka Takamatsu (Japan) - 1:08.32 - PB 3. Torita Blake (Australia) - 1:09.24 Men's 800 m T54 Final 1. Marcel Hug (Switzerland) - 1:38.40 2. Yang Liu (China) - 1:38.69 3. Yassine Gharbi (Tunisia) - 1:38.82 ----- 5. Tomoki Suzuki (Japan) - 1:39.64 Men's Long Jump T37 Final 1. Guangxu Shang (China) - 6.58 m - CR 2. Mateus Evangelista Cardoso (Brazil) - 6.10 m 3. Vladyslav Zahrebelnyi (Ukraine) - 5.95 m - PB ----- 7. Nozomu Detohata (Japan) - 5.60 m Women's Shot Put F44 Final 1. Frederike Koleiski (Germany) - 11.53 m 2. Yuan Yao (China) - 11.48 m 3. Yue Yang (China) - 11.32 m ----- 8. Fumiko Takado (Japan) - 7.65 m Men's Shot Put F53 Final 1. Hemami Mokhtari (Iran) - 8.35 m - AR 2. Scot Severn (U.S.A.) - 8.13 m 3. Asadollah Azimi (Iran) - 7.96 m ----- 6. T...

World Para Athletics Championships Day Seven Highlights London, England, 7/20/17 click here for complete results Women's 400 m T34 Final 1. Hannah Cockroft (Great Britain) - 58.29 - CR 2. Alexa Halko (U.S.A.) - 59.93 - AR 3. Kara Adenegan (Great Britain) - 1:02.94 ----- 5. Haruka Kitaura (Japan) - 1:12.30 Women's Long Jump T11 Final 1. Arjola Dedaj (Italy) - 4.65 m (+0.4 m/s) 2. Chiaki Takada (Japan) - 4.49 m (-0.4 m/s) - PB 3. Huimin Zhong (China) - 4.44 m (-0.6 m/s) - PB © 2017 Brett Larner, all rights reserved

World Para Athletics Championships Day Six Highlights London, England, 7/19/17 click here for complete results Women's 100 m T52 Final (-0.2 m/s) 1. Teruyo Tanaka (Japan) - 23.09 2. Yuka Kiyama (Japan) - 25.17 3. Norsilawati Sa'at (Singapore) - 26.78 Women's 400 m T13 Final 1. Leilia Adzhametova (Ukraine) - 56.56 m - PB 2. Sanea Benhama (Morocco) - 56.66 m - PB 3. Carolina Duarte (Portugal) - 57.52 m - PB ----- 6. Mana Sasaki (Japan) - 1:00.17 - AR Women's 400 m T53 Final 1. Hongchuan Zhou (China) - 55.22 - CR 2. Chelsea McClammer (U.S.A.) - 55.50 3. Samantha Kinghorn (Great Britain) - 56.71 ----- 6. Kazumi Nakayama (Japan) - 1:00.62 Men'x 4x400 m Relay T53/54 Final 1. Japan 3:15.93 Men's Long Jump T47 Final 1. Hao Wang (China) - 7.18 m (-0.9 m/s) 2. Arnaud Assoumani (France) - 7.13 m (-0.7 m/s) 3. Tobi Fawehinmi (U.S.A.) - 7.03 m (-1.3 m/s) ----- 5. Hajimu Ashida (Japan) - 6.40 m (-0.7 m/s) Men's Javelin Throw F37 Final ...

World Para Athletics Championships Day Five Highlights London, England, 7/18/17 click here for complete results Women's 100 m T47 Final   (-0.2 m/s) 1. Deja Young (U.S.A.) - 12.39 2. Alicja Fiodorow (Poland) - 12.61 3. Lu Li (China) - 12.62 - PB ----- 7. Sae Tsuji (Japan) - 13.23 Men's 200 m T54 Final (-0.4 m/s) 1. Yassine Gharbi (Tunisia) - 24.86 - MR 2. Kenny van Weeghel (Netherlands) - 24.92 3. Leo Pekka Tahti (Finland) - 25.05 ----- 8. Yuki Nishi (Japan) - 26.27 Men's 400 m T52 Final 1. Tomoki Sato (Japan) - 56.78 - MR 2. Raymond Martin (U.S.A.) - 57.21 (MR) 3. Hirokazu Ueyonabaru (Japan) - 1:02.27 Men's Long Jump T42 Final 1. Daniel Wagner (Denmark) - 6.50 - MR 2. Atsushi Yamamoto (Japan) - 6.44 (MR) 3. Leon Schaefer (Germany) - 6.25 m Women's Discus Throw F44 Final 1. Juan Yao (China) - 39.72 2. Yue Yang (China) - 38.25 3. Sarah Edmiston (Australia) - 33.80 - AR ----- 8. Fumiko Takado (Japan) - 22.50 © 2017 Brett Larner,...

World Para Athletics Championships Day Four Highlights London, England, 7/17/17 click here for complete results Women's 100 m T13 Final (0.0 m/s) 1. Leilia Adzhametova (Ukraine) - 12.00 - MR 2. Ilse Hayes (South Africa) - 12.17 3. Kym Crosby (U.S.A.) - 12.18 - PB ----- 7. Tomomi Sato (Japan) - 13.08 Men's 100 m T42 Final (-0.4 m/s) 1. Scott Reardon (Australia) - 12.21 2. Daniel Wagner (Denmark) - 12.30 3. Richard Whitehead (Great Britain) - 12.39 ----- 6. Atsushi Yamamoto (Japan) - 13.08 Men's 400 m T44 Final 1. Michail Seitis (Greece) - 51.41 2. Simone Manigrasso (Italy) - 54.07 - PB 3. Emanuele di Marino (Italy) - 55.70 ----- 7. Mikio Ikeda (Japan) - 59.40 Men's 800 m T54 Final 1. Marcel Hug (Switzerland) - 1:37.64 2. Yang Liu (China) - 1:37.97 3. Saichon Konjen (Thailand) - 1:38.12 ----- 4. Tomoki Suzuki (Japan) - 1:41.42 Men's 1500 m T20 Final 1. Michael Brannigan (U.S.A.) - 3:53.05 - CR 2. Cristiano Pereira (Portugal) - 3:...

World Para Athletics Championships Day Three Highlights London, England, 7/16/17 click here for complete results Women's 100 m T42 Final (+1.0 m/s) 1. Martina Caironi (Italy) - 14.65 2. Monica Contrafalto (Italy) - 15.35 - PB 3. Scout Bassett (U.S.A.) - 16.68 ----- 5. Kaede Maegawa (Japan) - 16.92 - PB 7. Hitomi Onishi (Japan) - 17.39 8. Sayaka Murakami (Japan) - 17.50 Women's 200 m T13 Final (+0.2 m/s) 1. Leilia Adzhametova (Ukraine) - 24.63 - AR 2. Ilse Hayes (South Africa) - 24.94 3. Kym Crosby (U.S.A.) - 25.21 - PB ----- 5. Mana Sasaki (Japan) - 26.36 - AR 6. Tomomi Sato (Japan) - 26.99 Men's 1500 m T52 Final 1. Tomoki Sato (Japan) - 3:45.89 - MR 2. Ryamon Martin (U.S.A.) - 3:47.04 3. Hirokazu Ueyonabaru (Japan) - 4:01.56 Men's 1500 m T54 Final 1. Marcel Hug (Switzerland) - 3:04.33 2. Yassine Gharbi (Tunisia) - 3:04.58 3. Alhassane Balde (Germany) - 3:04.61 ----- 7. Tomoki Suzuki (Japan) - 3:05.99 © 2017 Brett Larner, all rights ...

World Para Athletics Championships Day Two Highlights London, England, 7/15/17 click here for complete results Men's 100 m T47 Final (+0.1 m/s) 1. Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos (Brazil) - 10.53 - WR 2. Yohansson Nascimento (Brazil) - 10.80 3. Michal Derus (Poland) - 10.91 ----- 8. Tomoki Tagawa (Japan) - 11.54 Women's 200 m T38 Final (+0.5 m/s) 1. Sophie Hahn (Great Britain) - 26.11 - WR 2. Lindy Ave (Germany) - 27.02 - PB 3. Kadeena Cox (Great Britain) - 27.15 - PB ----- 6. Yuka Takamatsu (Japan) - 29.56 - PB Women's 200 m T47 Final (+0.6 m/s) 1.Deja Young (U.S.A.) - 25.10 2. Anrune Liebenberg (South Africa) - 25.53 - AR 3. Lu Li (China) - 25.71 - PB ----- 6. Sae Tsuji (Japan) - 26.84 - PB Women's 200 m T53 Final (+0.5 m/s) 1. Samantha Kinghorn (Great Britain) - 28.61 - WR 2. Angela Ballard (Australia) - 29.09 3. Hamide Kurt (Turkey) - 30.02 - PB ----- 8. Keiko Konishi (Japan) - 33.97 Men's 5000 m T11 Final 1. Samwel Kimani (...

World Para Athletics Championships Day One Highlights London, England, 7/14/17 click here for complete results Women's 100 m T34 Final   (0.0 m/s) 1. Hannah Cockroft (Great Britain) - 17.18 - WR 2. Karen Adenegan (Great Britain) - 18.01 3. Alexa Halko (U.S.A.) - 18.43 - AR ----- 7. Haruka Kitaura (Japan) - 20.15 Men's 100 m T54 Final (+0.3 m/s) 1. Leo Pekka Tahti (Finland) - 13.95 2. Yang Liu (China) - 14.07 3. Kenny van Weeghel (Netherlands) - 14.25 ----- 8. Tomoaki Ikoma (Japan) - 14.86 Women's 400 m T52 Final 1. Teruyo Tanaka (Japan) - 1:21.20 2. Yuka Kiyama (Japan) - 1:26.30 Men's Javelin Throw F46 Final 1. Sundar Gurjar (India) - 60.36 m - PB 2. Dinesh Herath (Sri Lanka) - 57.93 m 3. Chunliang Guo (China) - 56.14 m ----- 5. Akihiro Yamazaki (Japan) - 53.55 m