Int'l Paralympic Committee Announces Contract Extension With London Marathon

The Int'l Paralympic Committee and the London Marathon Ltd. announced a four-year contract extension for the IPC Marathon World Cup. The move will see the world's best marathon para-athletes continue to compete in the Virgin Money London Marathon until at least '17, following a debut this April in London, when more than 70 para-athletes covering a range of impairment groups -- visually impaired, arm and leg amputees and wheelchair racers -- took to the streets of the British capital in front of hundreds of thousands of spectators. The four-year contract, the latest addition to an ever-growing program, includes the recent World Championships in Lyon, France, seven IPC Athletics Grand Prix events in Europe, Asia and the Americas and the Sainsbury's Anniversary Games at London's Olympic Stadium (IPC).