Amanda McGrory returns to defend her Virgin London Marathon title on Sunday 22 April full of confidence after winning the New York Marathon for a second time last November.

David Weir will defend his Virgin London Marathon title on Sunday 22 April against the strongest field ever assembled as he seeks to match the six London Marathons won by Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson on his 12th consecutive appearance.

Organisers report David Weir and Amanda McGrory will defend their Virgin London Marathon titles on Sunday 22nd April against the strongest fields ever assembled for the elite wheelchair races.

David Weir and Amanda McGrory will defend their Virgin London Marathon titles on Sunday 22nd April against the strongest fields ever assembled for the elite wheelchair races.

Kurt Fearnley has begun his Paralympic year with a bang after securing victory at the Oz Day 10km wheelchair race in Sydney today.

Double World Champion Hannah Cockroft (coach: Peter Eriksson) has broken the T34 400m World Record in her first major event of the 2012 season when clocking 1:00.67 in the Summer Down Under Series in Canberra, Australia.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its shortlist for December's Athlete of the Month award with Australian wheelchair racing star Kurt Fearnley (pictured) named on the shortlist.

Ireland's Mark Rohan has been voted the International Paralympic Committee's (IPC) Athlete of the Month for September after winning gold in both the H1 handcycling Road Race and Time Trial at the UCI Para-Cycling Road World Championships in Roskilde, Denmark.

Heartbreak Hill. It’s a term that strikes fear into tens of thousands of runners every year as they prepare to tackle Sydney’s iconic City2Surf.

Multi-Paralympic and World champion wheelchair racer Kurt Fearnley says he cannot wait for the London 2012 Paralympic Games as it will be like competing on home soil due to the number of Australians that live in the British capital.