Lukas Christian is a paralympic athlete from Switzerland competing mainly in category T42 sprint events.
Lukas is a three time Paralympian who in that time has won a total of five gold medals. His first appearance came in 1992 Summer Paralympics where he won silver in both the 100m and 200m for the TS 1 class. He improved in the 1996 Summer Paralympics winning the gold medal in the 100m, 200m and long jump. In the 2000 Summer Paralympics he defended his 200m and long jump titles and managed second place in the 100m. [1]
Elexis LaVelle "Lex" Gillette is a blind Paralympic athlete from Raleigh, North Carolina in the United States competing in T11 (track) and F11 (field) events for the United States.
April Holmes is a Paralympic athlete from the USA competing mainly in category T44 sprint events.
Volha Zinkevich is a Paralympian athlete from Belarus competing mainly in category F12 long jump events.
Nathan Meyer is a Paralympian athlete from South Africa competing mainly in category T13 sprint events.
Rene Schramm is a paralympic athlete from Germany competing mainly in category T37 sprint events.
Enrique Cepeda is a paralympic athlete from Cuba competing mainly in category F12 long and triple jump events.
Purificacion Santamarta is a paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T11 sprint events.
Aldo Manganaro is a paralympic athlete from Italy competing mainly in category T13 sprint events.
Wissam Ben Bahri is a paralympic athlete from Tunisia competing mainly in category F20 long jump and high jump events.
Hauker Gunnarsson is a paralympic athlete from Iceland competing mainly in category T36 sprint events.
Pieter Badenhorst is a paralympic athlete from South Africa, competing mainly in category T46 sprint events.
Junichi Kawai is a Japanese Paralympic swimmer competing mainly in category S11 events.
Olivia Breen is a Welsh Paralympian athlete, who competes for Wales and Great Britain mainly in T38 sprint and F38 long jump events. She qualified for the 2012 Summer Paralympics and was selected for the T38 100m and 200m sprint and was also part of the T35-38 women's relay team. She has also represented Wales at the 2014, 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games winning gold in the F38 Long Jump in 2018 and gold in the T37/38 100m in 2022.
Xavier Porras Santana is a Spanish paralympic sprinter and jumper who belongs to F.C. Barcelona and competes in the T11 / B1 category for blind athletes or athletes with a very reduced vision.
The 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships was the biggest track and field competition for athletes with a disability since the 2012 Summer Paralympics. It was held in Lyon, France, and lasted from 20 to 28 July. Around 1,100 athletes competed, from 94 different countries. The event was held in the Stade du Rhône located at the Parc de Parilly in Vénissieux, in Lyon Metropolis.
Uwe Mehlmann is a paralympic athlete from Germany competing mainly in category B3 sprint events.
Chan Shing-chung is a paralympic athlete from Hong Kong competing mainly in category C8 sprint events.
Dennis Oehler is a paralympic athlete from the United States competing mainly in category PS4 pentathlon and TS2 sprint events.
Adeoye Ajibola is a paralympic athlete from Nigeria competing mainly in category TS4 sprint events.
Zak Skinner is a British Paralympic athlete, who competes in the 100m and long jump in the T13 classification.