World Para Athletics Championships

World Para Athletics Championships
sports competition, world championship
Year dem found am1994 Edit
SportPara-athletics Edit
OrganizerInternational Paralympic Committee Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.paralympic.org/athletics Edit

De World Para Athletics Championships, dem know am as de IPC Athletics World Championships prior to 2017, be biennial Paralympic athletics event organize by World Para Athletics, subcommittee of de International Paralympic Committee (IPC).[1][2][3] E dey feature athletics events contest by athletes plus physical disabilities. Na dem hold de first IPC Athletics World Championships insyd Berlin, Germany insyd 1994.[4]

Dem be Paralympic parallel to de World Athletics Championships give able-bodied athletes. Since 2011, wen dem switch from quadrennial scheduling to biennial, dem hold de IPC championships insyd de same years as de IAAF championships, although dem be separate events wey dem necessarily no dey hold am insyd de same host city. Insyd 2017, London, wich previously host de 2012 Summer Paralympics, cam turn de first city make e host both de IAAF World Championships den World Para Athletics Championships insyd de same year den as events dem connect.[5][6][7]

Editions

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Source:[8][9]

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

Medals (1994-2024)

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Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 China (CHN) 208 184 146 538
2 Great Britain (GBR) 154 125 120 399
3 United States (USA) 148 167 156 471
4 Australia (AUS) 125 106 103 334
5 Germany (GER) 114 115 122 351
6 Brazil (BRA) 109 92 109 310
7 Russia (RUS) 108 84 83 275
8 Poland (POL) 80 78 71 229
9 Ukraine (UKR) 80 68 75 223
10 Canada (CAN) 78 69 63 210
11 Tunisia (TUN) 64 48 43 155
12 South Africa (RSA) 62 61 59 182
13 Switzerland (SUI) 56 55 34 145
14 Algeria (ALG) 54 55 43 152
15 Spain (ESP) 53 57 68 178
16 Iran (IRI) 53 48 44 145
17 France (FRA) 48 46 50 144
18 Cuba (CUB) 40 9 7 56
19 Mexico (MEX) 35 43 56 134
20 Netherlands (NED) 30 31 29 90
21 Italy (ITA) 30 26 30 86
22 Japan (JPN) 29 46 78 153
23 Morocco (MAR) 26 23 25 74
24 Belgium (BEL) 23 13 15 51
25 Ireland (IRL) 22 21 26 69
26 New Zealand (NZL) 21 34 17 72
27 Uzbekistan (UZB) 21 19 10 50
28 Austria (AUT) 19 32 21 72
29 Greece (GRE) 19 27 32 78
30 Belarus (BLR) 19 17 22 58
31 Czech Republic (CZE) 18 30 30 78
32 Thailand (THA) 17 20 27 64
33 Latvia (LAT) 17 7 5 29
34 Egypt (EGY) 16 29 30 75
35 Colombia (COL) 16 24 25 65
36 Lithuania (LTU) 15 16 11 42
37 Finland (FIN) 14 23 24 61
Portugal (POR) 14 23 24 61
39 Sweden (SWE) 13 21 15 49
40 India (IND) 13 15 17 45
41 Bulgaria (BUL) 13 10 11 34
42 Azerbaijan (AZE) 12 8 9 29
43 Kenya (KEN) 11 10 11 32
44 Kuwait (KUW) 10 5 7 22
45 Denmark (DEN) 9 14 8 31
46 Malaysia (MAS) 9 6 6 21
– Neutral Paralympic Athletes (NPA) 8 13 17 38
47 Croatia (CRO) 8 12 16 36
48 Hungary (HUN) 8 6 8 22
49 Hong Kong (HKG) 8 4 3 15
50 Iceland (ISL) 8 3 5 16
51 United Arab Emirates (UAE) 7 15 11 33
52 Serbia (SRB) 7 11 8 26
53 Slovakia (SVK) 6 8 10 24
54 Ecuador (ECU) 5 7 6 18
55 Norway (NOR) 5 3 8 16
56 Namibia (NAM) 4 10 8 22
57 Chile (CHI) 4 6 1 11
58 Jordan (JOR) 4 4 4 12
59 South Korea (KOR) 4 3 8 15
60 Ivory Coast (CIV) 4 0 1 5
61 Argentina (ARG) 3 13 14 30
62 Iraq (IRQ) 3 9 5 17
63 Turkey (TUR) 3 3 14 20
64 Saudi Arabia (KSA) 3 2 2 7
65 Chinese Taipei (TPE) 3 1 1 5
66 Venezuela (VEN) 2 11 10 23
67 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 2 8 7 17
68 Slovenia (SLO) 2 5 4 11
69 Jamaica (JAM) 2 5 2 9
70 Bahrain (BHN) 2 3 1 6
Ethiopia (ETH) 2 3 1 6
72 Indonesia (INA) 2 1 8 11
73 Cyprus (CYP) 2 0 3 5
Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) 2 0 3 5
75 Nigeria (NGR) 1 4 1 6
76 Mauritius (MRI) 1 3 2 6
77 Syria (SYR) 1 2 1 4
78 Qatar (QAT) 1 1 1 3
79 Cape Verde (CPV) 1 1 0 2
Costa Rica (CRC) 1 1 0 2
Dominican Republic (DOM) 1 1 0 2
Zimbabwe (ZIM) 1 1 0 2
83 Israel (ISR) 1 0 1 2
84 Georgia (GEO) 1 0 0 1
Rwanda (RWA) 1 0 0 1
Uganda (UGA) 1 0 0 1
87 Angola (ANG) 0 4 4 8
88 Sri Lanka (SRI) 0 3 5 8
89 Estonia (EST) 0 2 3 5
90 Luxembourg (LUX) 0 2 0 2
Palestine (PLE) 0 2 0 2
92 Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) 0 1 1 2
Singapore (SGP) 0 1 1 2
94 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
98 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) 0 0 2 2
99 Bermuda (BER) 0 0 1 1
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) 0 0 1 1
Botswana (BOT) 0 0 1 1
Kazakhstan (KAZ) 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 (106 entries) 2,280 2,262 2,236 6,778

Classification

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  • F = field athletes
  • T = track athletes
  • P = pentathlon
  • 11-13: visually impaired, 11 den 12 dey compete plus sighted guide
  • 20: intellectual disability
  • 31-38: cerebral palsy anaa oda conditions wey dey affect muscle co-ordination den control. Athletes insyd class 31-34 dey compete insyd seated position; athletes insyd class 35-38 dey compete standing.
  • 40-41: small athletes.
  • 42-43: impaired muscular power (widout prosthesis) insyd de legs.
  • 45-47: upper limb prosthesis.
  • 51-57: spinal cord injuries. All races dey compete insyd wheel chairs. Everybro dey throw seated.
  • 61-64: athletes wey get prosthesis wey affect dem by lower limb deficiency den leg length difference.
  • 71-72: severe coordinations disorders. Dey practice Frame Running per.

References

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  1. ↑ "Para Athletics (formerly IPC Athletics) - About the Sport". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  2. ↑ "Branding for the World Para athletics 2017". milani.ch. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. ↑ "World Para Athletics Championships 2019 | Para Athletics (Singapore)". Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  4. ↑ Howe, David (2008). The Cultural Politics of the Paralympic Movement. Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-28886-6.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "1994 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
  9. ↑ "2002 Results Book" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-08-26.
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