World Para Athletics Junior Championships

The World Para Athletics Junior Championships 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 in two age groups; under 20 and under 18. The first Championships were held in Nottwil, Switzerland in 2017, and will return there for the second edition in 2019.[1]

World Para Athletics Junior Championships
Most recent season or competition:
2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships
SportAthletics
Founded2017
ContinentInternational (World Para Athletics)

They are a partial Paralympic parallel to the IAAF World U20 Championships for able-bodied athletes, although both junior (under 20) and youth (under 18) events are held in the Paralympic equivalent.

Championships

Edition Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events
No. of
Athletes
Best Nation
1 2017 () Nottwil Switzerland 3-6 August Sport Arena Nottwil 275  United States
2 2019 () Nottwil Switzerland 1-4 August Sport Arena Nottwil 275

All-time medal table (Junior)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 United States (USA)1881036
2 Iran (IRN)125522
3 Great Britain (GBR)114520
4 Mexico (MEX)87318
5 Colombia (COL)84214
6 Brazil (BRA)76316
7 Japan (JPN)7029
8 Australia (AUS)56920
9 Spain (ESP)55616
10 Germany (GER)55515
11 South Africa (SAF)4015
12 Poland (POL)3418
13 Turkey (TUR)3115
14 Argentina (ARG)25310
15 India (IND)2305
16 Canada (CAN)2215
17 Chile (CHI)2204
18 Austria (AUT)2125
 Ecuador (ECU)2125
20 Saudi Arabia (KSA)2002
21 Italy (ITA)14510
22 Croatia (CRO)1304
23 Portugal (POR)1214
24 New Zealand (NZL)1102
  Switzerland (SUI)1102
26 Bulgaria (BUL)1012
 Norway (NOR)1012
28 United Arab Emirates (UAE)0527
29 Belarus (BLR)0303
30 Belgium (BEL)0224
31 Jamaica (JAM)0213
32 Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF)0101
 Czech Republic (CZE)0101
34 France (FRA)0011
 Iceland (ISL)0011
Totals (35 nations)1179476287



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

References


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