# World Para Athletics Championships

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.
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.

## Editions

| # | Year | Host City | Host Country | Dates | Venue | Events | Athletes | Nations | Best Nation |
| IPC Athletics World Championships ||||||||||
| 1 | 1994 (details) | Berlin | Germany | 22–31 July | Berlin Olympiastadion | | 1154 | 63 | |
| 2 | 1998 (details) | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 6–16 August | Alexander Stadium | | +1000 | 61 | |
| 3 | 2002 (details) | Lille | France | 20–28 July | Stadium Nord Lille Métropole | | +1000 | 75 | China |
| 4 | 2006 (details) | Assen | Netherlands | 2–10 September | Sports Park Stadsbroek | 203 | 1097 | 76 | China |
| 5 | 2011 (details) | Christchurch | New Zealand | 21–30 January | Queen Elizabeth II Park | 213 | 1060 | 80 | China |
| 6 | 2013 (details) | Lyon | France | 19–28 July | Stade du Rhône | 207 | 1073 | 118 | Russia |
| 7 | 2015 (details) | Doha | Qatar | 22–31 October | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium | 212 | 1230 | 96 | China |
| World Para Athletics Championships ||||||||||
| 8 | 2017 (details) | London | United Kingdom | 14–23 July | Olympic Stadium, Stratford | 210 | 1074 | 92 | China |
| 9 | 2019 (details) | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 7–15 November | Dubai Club for People of Determination | 172 | 1365 | 118 | China |
| 10 | 2023 (details) | Paris | France | 8–17 July | Stade Charléty | 171 | 1206 | 103 | China |
| 11 | 2024 (details) | Kobe | Japan | 17–25 May | Universiade Memorial Stadium | 168 | 1073 | 103 | China |
| 12 | 2025 (details) | New Delhi | India | 26 September-5 October | Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium | | | | |
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## Medal table

Source:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 208 | 184 | 146 | 538 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 154 | 126 | 119 | 399 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 149 | 166 | 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 | 49 | 42 | 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) | 27 | 22 | 27 | 76 |
| 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 |
| 37 | 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 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| 64 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 65 | Venezuela (VEN) | 2 | 11 | 10 | 23 |
| 66 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 2 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 67 | Slovenia (SLO) | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 68 | Jamaica (JAM) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| 69 | Bahrain (BHN) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 69 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 71 | Indonesia (INA) | 2 | 1 | 8 | 11 |
| 72 | Cyprus (CYP) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 74 | Nigeria (NGR) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 75 | Turkey (TUR) | 1 | 3 | 14 | 18 |
| 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 |
| 79 | Costa Rica (CRC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 79 | Dominican Republic (DOM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 79 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 83 | Israel (ISR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 84 | Georgia (GEO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 84 | Rwanda (RWA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 84 | 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 |
| 90 | Palestine (PLE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 92 | Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 92 | Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 94 | Fiji (FIJ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 94 | Oman (OMA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 94 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 94 | Puerto Rico (PUR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 98 | International Paralympic Committee (IPC) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 99 | Bermuda (BER) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Botswana (BOT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Moldova (MDA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (106 entries) | Totals (106 entries) | 2,280 | 2,262 | 2,236 | 6,778 |

## 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.
* 40-41: 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.