World Para Athletics Championships
|
Most recent season or competition: 2017 World Para Athletics Championships | |
| Formerly | IPC Athletics World Championships (1994–2017) |
|---|---|
| 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 and intellectual disabilities. The first IPC Athletics World Championships were held in Berlin, Germany in 1994.[1][2]
They are a Paralympic parallel to the IAAF World Championships in Athletics 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 were 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.[3][4]
Championships
Senior
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Athletes |
Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1994 () | Berlin |  |
22–31 July | Berlin Olympiastadion | 1154 | ||
| 2 | 1998 () | Birmingham |  |
6–16 August | Alexander Stadium | + 1000 | | |
| 3 | 2002 () | Lille |  |
20–28 July | Stadium Nord Lille Métropole |  | ||
| 4 | 2006 () | Assen |  |
2–10 September | Sports Park Stadsbroek | | ||
| 5 | 2011 () | Christchurch |  |
21–30 January | Queen Elizabeth II Park | 213 | 1060 | |
| 6 | 2013 () | Lyon | |
19–28 July | Stade du Rhône | 207 | 1073 |  |
| 7 | 2015 () | Doha |  |
22–31 October | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium | 212 | 1230 | |
| 8 | 2017 () | London | |
14–23 July | Olympic Stadium, Stratford | 213 | 1074 | |
| 9 | 2019 () | Dubai |  |
7–15 November | ||||
Junior (U18 and U20)
| Edition | Year | City | Country | Date | Venue | No. of Events |
No. of Athletes |
Best Nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2017 () | Nottwil |  |
3-6 August | Sport Arena Nottwil | 275 |  | |
All-time medal table (Junior)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 18 | 8 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 |  | 12 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 3 | | 11 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 |  | 8 | 7 | 3 | 18 |
| 5 |  | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 |  | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 |  | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 |  | 5 | 6 | 9 | 20 |
| 9 |  | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 11 |  | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 12 |  | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 13 |  | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 14 |  | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 15 |  | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 |  | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 17 |  | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 18 |  | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 20 |  | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 21 |  | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 22 |  | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 |  | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 24 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 26 |  | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 28 | | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 29 |  | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 30 | .svg.png){kind=small} | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 31 |  | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 34 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (35 nations) | 117 | 94 | 76 | 287 | |
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.
- 40-46 – amputation, les autre
- 51-58 – wheelchair athletes
See also
- World Para Athletics Junior Championships
- IAAF World Championships in Athletics
References
- ↑ IPC Athletics World Championships To Begin in France, International Paralympic Committee, 19 July 2002
- ↑ The cultural politics of the paralympic movement, By David Howe, 2008, Social Science, Google Books
- ↑ Hart, Simon (18 October 2012). "Olympic Stadium set to host 2017 World Paralympic Championships". The Daily Telegraph. London.
- ↑ "London named host city for 2017 Paralympic World Championships". BBC sport. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2012.
External links
- 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, 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 (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, newman.ac.uk
- Maxxyz Controlled Martin Lighting Package for IPC Athletics World Championships, livetime.nl, November 7, 2006
- IPC Athletics
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