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Sportshour: World Para Athletic Championships Special

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22/07/2017 GMT

World Para Athletic Championships Special

BBC World Service - Sportshour, World Para Athletic Championships Special

Mani Djazmi hosts a special sportshour from the Queen Elizabeth Park in London.

Mani Djazmi and guests take you behind the scenes at the biggest Para sport meet of the year.

Mani Djazmi is joined by two time Paralympic sprint champion Martina Caironi and Lex Gillette, who is a four time Paralympic silver medalist in the long jump. The panel discuss performances at this years Para Athletic Championships and there are exclusive interviews with Paralympic Champions Jonnie Peacock and David Behre. Five years on from the London Paralympic games, Baroness Tanni Grey Thompson and journalist Mik Scarlet discuss whether the games have helped improve the lives of disabled people living in the United Kingdom. Plus, we'll hear how Paralympic gold medalist Heinrich Popow who took the dancing world by storm.

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