# 2023 World Para Athletics Championships

The 2023 World Para Athletics Championships was a Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was the 10th edition of the event and was held in the Charlety Stadium in Paris, France, from 8 to 17 July 2023.
Paris was announced as the host city in December 2021. This was the third time France hosted the World Championships, following the editions in Lille (2002) and Lyon (2013).

## Schedule

Purple squares mark final heats scheduled.
Program: 171 medal events (93 in the men’s category, 77 in the women’s category and 1 in the mixed category).
| Date → | Date → | 9 Sun | 10 Mon | 11 Tues | 12 Wed | 13 Thurs | 14 Fri | 15 Sat | 16 Sun | 17 Mon |
| 100 m | Men Details | T72 | T12 T37 T38 | | T13 T44 T64 | T34 | T53 | T11 T36 T54 | T35 T51 T52 | T47 T63 |
| 100 m | Women Details | T72 | T13 | T38 T47 | T36 | T11 T34 T37 T63 T64 | T53 T54 | T12 | | T35 |
| 200 m | Men Details | | | | T35 T37 | | | | | T64 T51 |
| 200 m | Women Details | | | T35 | T13 | | T38 | T36 | | T11 T12 T37 T47 T64 |
| 400 m | Men Details | | | T34 T36 T53 | T11 T54 | T38 T52 | T37 T47 | T12 T13 T20 | | T62 |
| 400 m | Women Details | | T37 | T11 | T20 | T12 | T47 | T53 T54 | | T13 T38 |
| 800 m | Men Details | | | | | | | T53 | T34 | T34 T54 |
| 800 m | Women Details | | | T53 T54 | | | | | | |
| 1500 m | Men Details | T52 | | | | T11 T13 | T54 | | T46 | T20 T38 |
| 1500 m | Women Details | | T11 T13 | | | T54 | T20 | | | |
| 5000 m | Men Details | | T11 T13 T54 | | | | | | | |
| 5000 m | Women Details | | T54 | | | | | | | |
| 4×100 m relay | Universal Details | | | | | | | | Universal | |
| High jump | Men Details | | T64 | T47 | | T63 | | | | |
| Long jump | Men Details | T11 | T63 | | T12 T36 | T47 | T38 T64 | T37 | | T13 T20 |
| Long jump | Women Details | T11 | T64 | T12 T37 | | T38 | | T63 | T20 T47 | |
| Shot put | Men Details | F55 F37 | F12 | F53 | F11 F41 | F20 F32 F36 | F46 | F35 | F38 F57 | F33 F34 F63 |
| Shot put | Women Details | F41 | F37 | F20 | F34 F54 | | F32 F46 | F33 F35 F57 F64 | F12 | F40 |
| Discus throw | Men Details | | | F40 F52 F64 | F56 | | | F11 F64 | F37 | |
| Discus throw | Women Details | F55 | F57 | | F53 | F11 | F41 | | | F38 |
| Javelin throw | Men Details | F38 | | | | F64 | F34 | F13 | F46 F54 | F41 |
| Javelin throw | Women Details | | F13 | F34 | F46 | F56 | | | | F54 |
| Club throw | Men Details | | | | | | F51 | | | |
| Club throw | Women Details | F32 | | | | | | | F51 | |

## Medal table

* Host nation (France)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 16 | 16 | 13 | 45 |
| 2 | Brazil | 14 | 13 | 20 | 47 |
| 3 | United States | 10 | 14 | 15 | 39 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 10 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 6 | Switzerland | 9 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Tunisia | 7 | 1 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 6 | 7 | 4 | 17 |
| 9 | Colombia | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
| 10 | Poland | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | Italy | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 11 | Thailand | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 13 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
| 14 | Iran | 4 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| 15 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 16 | Belgium | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 17 | Cuba | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Australia | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 19 | India | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 20 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 20 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 22 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 23 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | Canada | 2 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
| 25 | New Zealand | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 26 | Spain | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 27 | Ecuador | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 | South Africa | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Greece | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 30 | Latvia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | Finland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 34 | Argentina | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | Mexico | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | Serbia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 37 | Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Turkey | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 39 | Kenya | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 40 | Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Venezuela | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 43 | Namibia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 44 | Nigeria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 46 | Portugal | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 47 | Iraq | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 47 | Mauritius | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 49 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 49 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 53 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 58 | France* | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 60 | Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (62 entries) | Totals (62 entries) | 169 | 167 | 167 | 503 |

## Placing Table

| Rank | Name (country) | Points |
| 1 | China | 476 |
| 2 | Brazil | 410 |
| 3 | United States | 346 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 298.50 |
| 5 | Ukraine | 225 |
| 6 | Australia | 204 |
| 7 | Poland | 189.50 |
| 8 | India | 179 |
| 9 | Colombia | 171 |
| 10 | Japan | 168 |
| 11 | Uzbekistan | 155 |
| 12 | Germany | 152 |
| 13 | Spain | 139 |
| 14 | Thailand | 136 |
| 15 | France | 135 |
| 16 | Canada | 132 |
| 17 | Tunisia | 130 |
| 18 | Iran | 125 |
| 19 | Switzerland | 121 |
| 20 | Algeria | 121 |
| Total (84 Nations) | Total (84 Nations) | 171 Events |

## 2024 Summer Paralympics

The 2023 World Para Athletics Championships served as the first qualifier event for all athletics events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

## Participation

1206 athletes from 103 National Paralympic Committees took part. Central African Republic, Costa Rica and Ivory Coast made their debut appearances.
* Algeria (23)
* Angola (4)
* Argentina (20)
* Armenia (4)
* Australia (39)
* Austria (5)
* Azerbaijan (15)
* Bahrain (4)
* Belgium (14)
* Bermuda (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Botswana (9)
* Brazil (54)
* Bulgaria (3)
* Cameroon (12)
* Canada (25)
* Cape Verde (3)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chile (3)
* China (49)
* Chinese Taipei (5)
* Colombia (20)
* Costa Rica (3)
* Croatia (10)
* Cuba (9)
* Cyprus (2)
* Czech Republic (10)
* Denmark (12)
* Ecuador (15)
* Egypt (6)
* Estonia (1)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (10)
* France (34) Host country
* Gambia (2)
* Georgia (1)
* Germany (27)
* Ghana (2)
* Great Britain (45)
* Greece (21)
* Guinea (1)
* Hong Kong (5)
* Hungary (9)
* Iceland (2)
* India (45) India at the World Para Athletics Championships 2023
* Indonesia (9)
* Iran (18)
* Iraq (7)
* Ireland (6)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (14)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Jamaica (4)
* Japan (37)
* Jordan (1)
* Kazakhstan (3)
* Kenya (23)
* Kuwait (7)
* Latvia (6)
* Lithuania (18)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Malaysia (6)
* Mauritius (12)
* Mexico (17)
* Moldova (6)
* Mongolia (4)
* Montenegro (2)
* Morocco (18)
* Namibia (9)
* Netherlands (12)
* New Zealand (7)
* Nigeria (5)
* Norway (7)
* Oman (2)
* Panama (6)
* Papua New Guinea (2)
* Peru (3)
* Poland (42)
* Portugal (10)
* Puerto Rico (3)
* Qatar (3)
* Romania (5)
* Saudi Arabia (8)
* Senegal (8)
* Serbia (6)
* Singapore (4)
* Slovakia (3)
* Slovenia (1)
* South Africa (17)
* South Korea (8)
* Spain (30)
* Sri Lanka (3)
* Sweden (4)
* Switzerland (10)
* Thailand (22)
* Tunisia (16)
* Turkey (23)
* Uganda (3)
* Ukraine (31)
* United Arab Emirates (11)
* United States (45)
* Uzbekistan (24)
* Venezuela (5)