The Paris 2022 Grand Prix or Handisport Open Paris is scheduled to be held from June 9 to 10 at the Stade Charlety, the same venue set to hold next year’s World Championships.

The French capital first hosted a Grand Prix in 2017.

Dubai hosted the first GP of the season, where Switzerland’s Marcel Hug broke the men’s T54 5,000 metres wheelchair world record twice.

The six-time Paralympic champion reduced seven seconds off the previous record of 9min 42.83sec set by Daniel Romanchuk of United States.

Paris is the fourth confirmed stop in the 2022 season.

For the first time, World Para Athletics Grand Prix season will have two stops in Africa.

The first stop will be Tunisia capita Tunis, set to take place from June 27 to 29 followed by the Marrakech GP in Morocco scheduled from September 15 to 17.

Two more GPs are likely to be held in May in Europe, with World Para Athletics yet to decide the venue.

World Para Athletics will announce new additions to the Grand Prix season soon with two events likely to take place in Europe in May.