World Para Athletics Championships
| Most recent season or competition: 2025 World Para Athletics Championships | |
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| Formerly | IPC Athletics World Championships (1994–2017) |
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| Sport | Athletics |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Continent | International (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
[edit]| # | Year | Host City | Host Country | Dates | Venue | Events | Athletes | Nations | Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPC Athletics World Championships | |||||||||
| 1 | 1994 () | Berlin |  Germany
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22–31 July | Berlin Olympiastadion | 1154 | 63 | ||
| 2 | 1998 () | Birmingham |  United Kingdom
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6–16 August | Alexander Stadium | +1000 | 61 | ||
| 3 | 2002 () | Lille |  France
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20–28 July | Stadium Nord Lille Métropole | +1000 | 75 |  China
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| 4 | 2006 () | Assen |  Netherlands
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2–10 September | Sports Park Stadsbroek | 203 | 1097 | 76 | China
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| 5 | 2011 () | Christchurch |  New Zealand
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21–30 January | Queen Elizabeth II Park | 213 | 1060 | 80 | China
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| 6 | 2013 () | Lyon | France
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19–28 July | Stade du Rhône | 207 | 1073 | 118 |  Russia
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| 7 | 2015 () | Doha |  Qatar
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22–31 October | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium | 212 | 1230 | 96 | China
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| World Para Athletics Championships | |||||||||
| 8 | 2017 () | London | United Kingdom
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14–23 July | Olympic Stadium, Stratford | 210 | 1074 | 92 | China
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| 9 | 2019 () | Dubai |  United Arab Emirates
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7–15 November | Dubai Club for People of Determination | 172 | 1365 | 118 | China
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| 10 | 2023 () | Paris | France
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8–17 July | Stade Charléty | 171 | 1206 | 103 | China
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| 11 | 2024 () | Kobe |  Japan
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17–25 May | Universiade Memorial Stadium | 168 | 1073 | 103 | China
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| 12 | 2025 () | New Delhi |  India
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26 September–5 October | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | 184 | 1182 | 100 |  Brazil
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Medal table (1994-2025)
[edit]Last updated after the 2025 World Para Athletics Championships
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 221 | 206 | 163 | 590 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 161 | 131 | 132 | 424 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 155 | 175 | 168 | 498 |
| 4 |  Australia (AUS) | 127 | 112 | 108 | 347 |
| 5 | Brazil (BRA) | 124 | 112 | 118 | 354 |
| 6 | Germany (GER) | 120 | 117 | 125 | 362 |
| 7 | Russia (RUS) | 108 | 84 | 83 | 275 |
| 8 |  Poland (POL) | 88 | 80 | 77 | 245 |
| 9 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 85 | 73 | 80 | 238 |
| 10 |  Canada (CAN) | 81 | 70 | 68 | 219 |
| 11 |  Tunisia (TUN) | 66 | 53 | 45 | 164 |
| 12 |  South Africa (RSA) | 64 | 61 | 61 | 186 |
| 13 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 62 | 56 | 36 | 154 |
| 14 |  Iran (IRI) | 62 | 50 | 48 | 160 |
| 15 |  Algeria (ALG) | 57 | 58 | 46 | 161 |
| 16 |  Spain (ESP) | 56 | 59 | 73 | 188 |
| 17 | France (FRA) | 48 | 51 | 51 | 150 |
| 18 |  Cuba (CUB) | 41 | 10 | 8 | 59 |
| 19 |  Mexico (MEX) | 38 | 44 | 62 | 144 |
| 20 | Netherlands (NED) | 38 | 34 | 30 | 102 |
| 21 |  Italy (ITA) | 37 | 29 | 31 | 97 |
| 22 | Japan (JPN) | 33 | 54 | 80 | 167 |
| 23 |  Morocco (MAR) | 28 | 22 | 28 | 78 |
| 24 |  Belgium (BEL) | 27 | 15 | 15 | 57 |
| 25 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 26 | 24 | 12 | 62 |
| 26 |  Ireland (IRL) | 25 | 21 | 26 | 72 |
| 27 | New Zealand (NZL) | 24 | 36 | 19 | 79 |
| 28 |  Colombia (COL) | 23 | 34 | 29 | 86 |
| 29 |  Thailand (THA) | 23 | 22 | 29 | 74 |
| 30 |  Greece (GRE) | 20 | 28 | 36 | 84 |
| 31 |  Latvia (LAT) | 20 | 8 | 5 | 33 |
| 32 |  Austria (AUT) | 19 | 32 | 21 | 72 |
| – |  Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) | 19 | 29 | 36 | 84 |
| 33 | India (IND) | 19 | 24 | 24 | 67 |
| 34 |  Belarus (BLR) | 19 | 17 | 22 | 58 |
| 35 |  Czech Republic (CZE) | 18 | 31 | 31 | 80 |
| 36 |  Egypt (EGY) | 16 | 29 | 30 | 75 |
| 37 |  Portugal (POR) | 15 | 24 | 26 | 65 |
| 38 |  Lithuania (LTU) | 15 | 17 | 12 | 44 |
| 39 |  Finland (FIN) | 14 | 24 | 24 | 62 |
| 40 |  Bulgaria (BUL) | 14 | 10 | 11 | 35 |
| 41 |  Sweden (SWE) | 13 | 21 | 15 | 49 |
| 42 |  Azerbaijan (AZE) | 12 | 8 | 9 | 29 |
| 43 |  Kenya (KEN) | 11 | 12 | 11 | 34 |
| 44 |  Croatia (CRO) | 10 | 12 | 18 | 40 |
| 45 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 46 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 10 | 6 | 7 | 23 |
| 47 |  Denmark (DEN) | 9 | 15 | 11 | 35 |
| 48 |  Hungary (HUN) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 25 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 8 | 15 | 12 | 35 |
| 50 |  Serbia (SRB) | 8 | 12 | 9 | 29 |
| 51 |  Ecuador (ECU) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 52 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 53 |  Iceland (ISL) | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 54 |  Slovakia (SVK) | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 |
| 55 |  Norway (NOR) | 6 | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 56 |  Argentina (ARG) | 5 | 14 | 14 | 33 |
| 57 |  Namibia (NAM) | 4 | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| 58 |  Chile (CHI) | 4 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 59 |  Jordan (JOR) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 60 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
| 61 |  South Korea (KOR) | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 62 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 63 |  Turkey (TUR) | 3 | 10 | 15 | 28 |
| 64 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 3 | 10 | 8 | 21 |
| 65 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 66 |  Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 11 | 11 | 24 |
| 67 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 68 |  Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 69 |  Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 70 |  Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| 71 |  Mauritius (MRI) | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 72 |  Bahrain (BHN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 74 |  Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 75 |  Cyprus (CYP) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 76 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 77 |  Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
 Syria (SYR) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 79 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 80 |  Cape Verde (CPV) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 83 |  Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Peru (PER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 85 |  Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Libya (LBA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Refugee Paralympic Team | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Uganda (UGA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 90 |  Angola (ANG) | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 91 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 92 |  Estonia (EST) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 93 |  Luxembourg (LUX) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 95 |  Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 97 |  Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Oman (OMA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 101 |  Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| International Paralympic Committee (IPC) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
 Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 104 |  Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (109 entries) | 2,464 | 2,448 | 2,413 | 7,325 | |
- In this table, Serkan Yıldırım's medals in 2024 have been removed and the next ones have won medals. But the World Federation has not yet implemented it. He was reclassified due to medical fraud.
Classification
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Para Athletics
- International Paralympic Committee
- Athletics at the Paralympics
- World Juniors Para Athletics Championships
- European Para Athletics Championships
- European Para Championships
- Asian Para Athletics Championships
- World Athletics Championships
- World Deaf Athletics Championships
- Asian Para Games
- African Para Games
- Parapan American Games
- Oceania Area Championships in Athletics#Para
References
[edit]- ^ Howe, David (2008). The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-28886-6.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "1994 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
- ^ "2002 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
- ^ "Hangzhou Asian Para Games". resultsapg.hangzhou2022.com.cn. Archived from the original on 2023-10-22.
- ^ "1994 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
- ^ "2002 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to IPC Athletics World Championships.
- New Athletics World Records Set in Lille, International Paralympic Committee (IPC), 25 July 2002
- III ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - I.P.C 2002 - program & Results (archived, Wayback Machine)
- US Captures 11 Gold Medals in IPC World Championships, The O&P EDGE, October 2002
- 2006 IPC World Championships In Athletics - Selection Criteria Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine, Athletics Canada
- Dr. Detlef Eckert startet bei der Leichtathletik-WM der Behinderten gleich dreimal (German), Berliner Zeitung, July 22, 1994
- Vom Rehabilitationssport zu den Paralympics Archived 2012-03-05 at the Wayback Machine (German), Sportmuseum Leipzig
- More victories for disabled athletes, Mail & Guardian Online, Aug 17 1998
- More gold for disabled athletes, Mail & Guardian Online, Aug 14 1998
- Alexander Stadium Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, newman.ac.uk
- Maxxyz Controlled Martin Lighting Package for IPC Athletics World Championships, livetime.nl, November 7, 2006
- IPC Athletics
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