MARIA Lyle has continued her preparations for the World Para Athletics Championships.

The Team East Lothian (TEL) sprinter took to the track at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix in Switzerland last Thursday.

Twenty-three-year-old Lyle ran a time of 31.30 seconds in the 200m at Nottwil to continue her consistent form this year.

The Dunbar athlete will be among those looking forward to representing Team GB at the event, which gets under way next month in Paris.

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Traditionally, the championships are held every two years.

However, there has been a four-year gap since the last event in Dubai due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Lyle, who has spastic dipelgic cerebral palsy, won gold in both the T35 100m and 200m at the last championships.