A look ahead to the Para events at the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games

Men's events

Six-time Paralympic champion David Weir will be favourite to add yet another title to his collection as he goes in the 1500m, one of three para events on the programme for men.

His main opposition could come from Australia's Kurt Fearnley, the fastest this year, and Canada's Josh Cassidy.

In the 100m T37 (cerebral palsy), Paralympic champion world No.2 Fanie van der Merwe should start favourite, having improved to 11.52 this year.

Fellow South Africans Charl du Toit and England's Rhys Jones, who has a season's best of 11.99, will be aiming for medals.

The combined F42-F44 discus will be decided on points to allow for the various levels of disability. Paralympic champion Aled Davies heads up the F42 classification, having set a world record of 49.08m, this year. England's Dan Greaves ought to have a clear run for victory in the F44 category.

British athletes in Para events

» Men’s T37 Para 100m: England – Daniel Hooker. Scotland – Lewis Clow, Jason Mclean. Wales – Rhys Jones
» Men’s T54 1500m: England – Will Smith, Dave Weir
» Men’s F42-44 Discus: England – Dan Greaves. Wales – Aled Davies

Women's events

Libby Clegg is a big Scottish medal hope in the T12 100m for visually impaired athletes. Her rivals include Tracey Hinton – a Welsh athlete who is now 44 and whose experience dates back to the 1992 Paralympics in Barcelona.

In the F37-38 long jump, Australia’s Jodi Elkington is the marginal No.1 on paper. Other contenders include her team-mate Ella Pardy, South Africa’s Juanelie Meijer, England’s Bethany Woodward and Wales’s Bev Jones.

The T54 1500m for wheelchair racers features Australia’s two-time Paralympian Madison de Rozario - the fastest in the world in 2014. She will face tough competition from team-mate Christie Dawes, Canada’s Diane Roy and the English duo Jade Jones and Shelly Woods.

British athletes in Para events

» Women’s T11/T12 Para 100m: England: Serina Litt, Scotland – Libby Clegg, Wales – Tracey Hinton
» Women’s T37/38 LJ: England – Fiona Clarke, Bethany Woodward, Wales – Beverley Jones
» Women’s T53/54 1500m: England – Jade Jones, Lauren Rowles, Shelly Woods, Scotland – Meggan Dawson-Farrell, Samantha Kinghorn
» Women’s Para LJ: Wales – Olivia Breen

» For more in-depth previews together with rankings, a timetable and further stats see the July 24 issue of AW