2015 IPC Athletics World Championships
| Host city | Doha, Qatar | ||
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| Events | 210 | ||
| Dates | 21 – 31 October | ||
| Main venue | Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium | ||
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The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships is a track and field competition for athletes with a disability. It will be held in Doha, Qatar and will take place between 21 and 31 October. The event will be held in the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha and will feature 210 medal events; 119 for men and 91 for women athletes.[1] The Marathon events however were held separately and took place on 26 April at the London Marathon.
Venues[edit]
In January 2013 the IPC announced that Doha would hold the 2015 athletics world championships.[2] In March 2014 the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium, a 15,000-seat venue with an eight-lane track, was confirmed as the host of the event which would take place between 19 and 28 November.[3][4] However the championships were moved forward by a month to 22 October to avoid construction work around the city.[5] In October 2014 it was decided that the Marathon events would be held separately. The marathon was staged on 26 April at the 2015 London Marathon.[6][7]
Format[edit]
The qualification period for the championships lasted from 1 January 2014 to 31 August 2015 with a maximum of three athletes from each nation qualifying for each individual event.[1] Each athlete was required to meet at least the B qualification standards in one IPC approved event. Athletes were required to enter at least one individual event to be able to participate in relays. However in events where classes are combined each nation may send a maximum of five qualifying athletes.[8]
The marathon events were held separately, taking place on 26 April, the reason given was that the London Marathon would give a better schedule for the athletes.[7] The qualifying period for the marathon events were run between 1 January 2014 to 9 February 2015. All athletes were required to meet the minimum qualifying time to be able to participate having achieved the time at an IPC approved event. Up to six athletes from one country were allowed to compete in each class for the marathon. A maximum of two guide runners per an athlete were allowed for the T11 and 12 classes.[9]
Schedule[edit]
The marathon events for both women and men took part outside the main championship in Doha and were contested as part of the 2015 London Marathon. Unlike the previous Championship in Lyon, no events were contested across disability classifications, whereby results would be giving a points weighting to determine a winning athlete. Many events are open to athletes with lower classification numbers, who are deemed to have a greater impairment, such as the men's discus F56, which can also be contested by F54 and F55 classification athletes.[10]
| ● | Opening ceremony | Events | ● | Closing ceremony |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "IPC Athletics publishes Doha 2015 Qualification Criteria". paralympic.org. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Doha to stage 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships". paralympic.org. 15 January 2013. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Doha leaves IPC 'spoilt for choice' for 2015 World Championships". theguardian.com. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Doha’s Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium to stage 2015 IPC World Champs". athleticsweekly.com. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
- ^ "Date change for 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships". paralympic.org. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "London to stage 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships". paralympic.org. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ a b "London to host 2015 IPC Marathon World Championships". BBC Sport. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria and Event Programme: 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships, Doha, Qatar" (pdf). paralympic.org. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Qualification Criteria and Event Programme: 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships, London, GBR" (pdf). paralympic.org. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ^ "Competition Schedule Version 3: Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships" (pdf). IPC. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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