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Four-time Paralympic champion Amalia Perez returned to international competition after shoulder surgery, lifting 120kg to win gold on home soil in Mexico City. The championships saw record-breaking performances from athletes across the Americas preparing for the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games.
Mexico will welcome over 600 elite Paralympic swimmers from 70+ countries next summer, marking the nation's second time hosting the world championships. The event serves as the final major competition before the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympic Games.
A 23-year-old former cricket bowler just became Sri Lanka's first Commonwealth javelin champion and threw the second-best Asian distance ever. Now Rumesh Tharanga is setting his sights on bringing home his country's first Olympic athletics medal in nearly three decades.
Two nations punched their tickets to the 2028 Olympics after thrilling bronze medal victories in Germany. Flag football will make its Olympic debut in Los Angeles with teams that spent years playing for passion before the Games became possible.
After heartbreak in Paris, two-time Olympic judo champion Lukáš Krpálek is fighting for a fifth Olympic appearance at age 35. The Czech legend has already made history by winning Olympic, World, and European titles in two different weight classes.
After learning her event would finally be included in the 2028 Paralympic Games, Spanish sprinter Judith Tortosa is training harder than ever for her first chance to compete on the world's biggest stage. The three-time World Championships medalist is balancing college classes with six-day training weeks as she builds toward LA28.