Tatyana McFadden celebrates victory at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.Athletics events have been a part of the Paralympic program since the first Paralympic Games in Rome, Italy, in 1960 and is the biggest sport within the Paralympic Movement in terms o...
USA Track & Field has developed a U.S. athlete ranking list for 2025 based on performances submitted to USATF. The below ranking list reflects marks accomplished at any track and field competition in 2025 and ranks them based on the National A Standard...
Abuchi Osuala wanted to show that he could hold his own while competing against some of the nation’s top Para athletes at the Los Angeles Grand Prix on June 14. The star-studded field included Paralympic gold medalists Noah Malone, Jaydin Blackwell and...
When it came time for Dani Kanas to scout colleges to attend, participating in track and field at the next level wasn’t a consideration for her. Honestly, she wasn’t very aware of colleges that had adaptive sports programs, much less a university close...
The last time Violet Hall was in New York was when she was 8 years old.Her return will come this weekend when the sprinter and long jumper from Bloomington, Indiana, competes in four events at the 2026 Toyota USA Track & Field Outdoor & Para Na...
Ask Noah Malone about winning the 100-meter at the recent Los Angeles Grand Prix and he gives you a matter-of-fact answer. Ask about his first individual Paralympic gold medal and you get something similar.The 100 is the premier race in track and field...
When she reflects on where she’s been, Chelsea Stein can’t help but smile. “I definitely won the lottery,” she said. Stein isn’t exaggerating. As a disabled orphan in China, Stein’s odds of prospering were not much better than win...
There is a pretty simple reason why Kaitlin Bounds loves to run, much less run competitively. “It frees me from the autism,” Bounds said. “The autism just controls my entire mindset in life. When I get to run, I’m free from it and I feel lik...
Even with one Paralympics and two U.S. Paralympic Team Trials under her belt, Lindi Marcusen is still looking to rack up as much international experience as she canThe 29-year-old from Spokane, Washington, competes in the 100-meter and long jump T63, f...
When Tahmar Upshaw steps onto the track, he repeats a simple mantra: In order to change, I have to be something I’m not. “When I get on the line,” Upshaw said, “if you want to compete, you have to surpass your previous self. Find something el...
