World Para Athletics Championships

World Para Athletics Championships
Most recent season or competition:
2024 World Para Athletics Championships
FormerlyIPC Athletics World Championships (1994–2017)
SportAthletics
Founded1994
ContinentInternational (IPC)

The World Para Athletics Championships, known as the IPC Athletics World Championships prior to 2017, are a biennial Paralympic athletics event organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It features athletics events contested by athletes with physical disabilities. The first IPC Athletics World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany in 1994.[1]

They are a Paralympic parallel to the World Athletics Championships for able-bodied athletes. Since 2011, when they switched from a quadrennial scheduling to biennial, the IPC championships have been held in the same years as the IAAF championships, although they are separate events and are not necessarily held in the same host city. In 2017, London, which previously hosted the 2012 Summer Paralympics, became the first city to host both the IAAF World Championships and World Para Athletics Championships in the same year and as connected events.[2][3][4]

Editions

# Year Host City Host Country Dates Venue Events Athletes Nations Best Nation
IPC Athletics World Championships
1 1994 (details) Berlin  Germany 22–31 July Berlin Olympiastadion 1154 63
2 1998 (details) Birmingham  United Kingdom 6–16 August Alexander Stadium +1000 61
3 2002 (details) Lille  France 20–28 July Stadium Nord Lille Métropole +1000 75  China
4 2006 (details) Assen  Netherlands 2–10 September Sports Park Stadsbroek 203 1097 76  China
5 2011 (details) Christchurch  New Zealand 21–30 January Queen Elizabeth II Park 213 1060 80  China
6 2013 (details) Lyon  France 19–28 July Stade du Rhône 207 1073 118  Russia
7 2015 (details) Doha  Qatar 22–31 October Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium 212 1230 96  China
World Para Athletics Championships
8 2017 (details) London  United Kingdom 14–23 July Olympic Stadium, Stratford 210 1074 92  China
9 2019 (details) Dubai  United Arab Emirates 7–15 November Dubai Club for People of Determination 172 1365 118  China
10 2023 (details) Paris  France 8–17 July Stade Charléty 171 1206 103  China
11 2024 (details) Kobe  Japan 17–25 May Universiade Memorial Stadium 168 1073 103  China
12 2025 (details) New Delhi  India Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium

Source:[5][6]

Medal table

Source:[7]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)208184146538
2 Great Britain (GBR)154126119399
3 United States (USA)149166156471
4 Australia (AUS)125106103334
5 Germany (GER)114115122351
6 Brazil (BRA)10992109310
7 Russia (RUS)1088483275
8 Poland (POL)807871229
9 Ukraine (UKR)806875223
10 Canada (CAN)786963210
11 Tunisia (TUN)644942155
12 South Africa (RSA)626159182
13 Switzerland (SUI)565534145
14 Algeria (ALG)545543152
15 Spain (ESP)535768178
16 Iran (IRI)534844145
17 France (FRA)484650144
18 Cuba (CUB)409756
19 Mexico (MEX)354356134
20 Netherlands (NED)30312990
21 Italy (ITA)30263086
22 Japan (JPN)294678153
23 Morocco (MAR)27222776
24 Belgium (BEL)23131551
25 Ireland (IRL)22212669
26 New Zealand (NZL)21341772
27 Uzbekistan (UZB)21191050
28 Austria (AUT)19322172
29 Greece (GRE)19273278
30 Belarus (BLR)19172258
31 Czech Republic (CZE)18303078
32 Thailand (THA)17202764
33 Latvia (LAT)177529
34 Egypt (EGY)16293075
35 Colombia (COL)16242565
36 Lithuania (LTU)15161142
37 Finland (FIN)14232461
 Portugal (POR)14232461
39 Sweden (SWE)13211549
40 India (IND)13151745
41 Bulgaria (BUL)13101134
42 Azerbaijan (AZE)128929
43 Kenya (KEN)11101132
44 Kuwait (KUW)105722
45 Denmark (DEN)914831
46 Malaysia (MAS)96621
 Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA)8131738
47 Croatia (CRO)8121636
48 Hungary (HUN)86822
49 Hong Kong (HKG)84315
50 Iceland (ISL)83516
51 United Arab Emirates (UAE)7151133
52 Serbia (SRB)711826
53 Slovakia (SVK)681024
54 Ecuador (ECU)57618
55 Norway (NOR)53816
56 Namibia (NAM)410822
57 Chile (CHI)46111
58 Jordan (JOR)44412
59 South Korea (KOR)43815
60 Ivory Coast (CIV)4015
61 Argentina (ARG)3131430
62 Iraq (IRQ)39517
63 Saudi Arabia (KSA)3227
64 Chinese Taipei (TPE)3115
65 Venezuela (VEN)2111023
66 Czechoslovakia (TCH)28717
67 Slovenia (SLO)25411
68 Jamaica (JAM)2529
69 Bahrain (BHN)2316
 Ethiopia (ETH)2316
71 Indonesia (INA)21811
72 Cyprus (CYP)2035
 Trinidad and Tobago (TTO)2035
74 Nigeria (NGR)1416
75 Turkey (TUR)131418
76 Mauritius (MRI)1326
77 Syria (SYR)1214
78 Qatar (QAT)1113
79 Cape Verde (CPV)1102
 Costa Rica (CRC)1102
 Dominican Republic (DOM)1102
 Zimbabwe (ZIM)1102
83 Israel (ISR)1012
84 Georgia (GEO)1001
 Rwanda (RWA)1001
 Uganda (UGA)1001
87 Angola (ANG)0448
88 Sri Lanka (SRI)0358
89 Estonia (EST)0235
90 Luxembourg (LUX)0202
 Palestine (PLE)0202
92 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)0112
 Singapore (SGP)0112
94 Fiji (FIJ)0101
 Oman (OMA)0101
 Pakistan (PAK)0101
 Puerto Rico (PUR)0101
98 International Paralympic Committee (IPC)0022
99 Bermuda (BER)0011
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)0011
 Botswana (BOT)0011
 Kazakhstan (KAZ)0011
 Moldova (MDA)0011
 Mozambique (MOZ)0011
 Uruguay (URU)0011
 Vietnam (VIE)0011
Totals (106 entries)2,2802,2622,2366,778

Classification

  • F = field athletes
  • T = track athletes
  • P = pentathlon
  • 11-13: visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide
  • 20: intellectual disability
  • 31-38: cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing.
  • 40-41: small athletes.
  • 42-43: impaired muscular power (without prosthesis) in the legs.
  • 45-47: upper limb prosthesis.
  • 51-57: spinal cord injuries. All races compete in wheel chairs. Everyone throws seated.
  • 61-64 : athletes who have a prosthesis affected by lower limb deficiency and leg length difference.
  • 71-72 : severe coordinations disorders. Practice only Frame Running.

See also

References

  1. ^ Howe, David (2008). The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-28886-6.
  2. ^ Hart, Simon (18 October 2012). "Olympic Stadium set to host 2017 World Paralympic Championships". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  3. ^ "London named host city for 2017 Paralympic World Championships". BBC Sport. 19 December 2012. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
  4. ^ "Kobe to host 2021 World Para Athletics Championships". International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2019. Archived from the original on 24 December 2023. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  5. ^ "1994 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
  6. ^ "2002 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
  7. ^ "Unknown".[permanent dead link]