# 2017 World Para Athletics Championships

The 2017 World Para Athletics Championships were a Paralympic track and field meet organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It was held at London Stadium in London from 14 to 23 July 2017. It was the 8th edition of the event, the first to be held after being renamed from IPC Athletics World Championship, and featured 213 medal events.
They preceded the 2017 IAAF World Championships also held in London, marking the first time that a single city hosted both the IAAF and IPC athletics championships in the same year; London previously hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

## Events
### Classification

All athletes are classified according to their impairment and compete against athletes with similar impairments. Each classification consists of a three character code, starting with a letter and followed by a two-digit number. The letter specifies the event type: T for track and jumping events, and F for throwing events. The first digit of the number specifies the type of impairment and the second digit the severity of the impairment; the lower the second number, the more impaired.
* T/F11–13 are for athletes with visual impairments. Athletes in class 11 and some athletes in class 12 compete with a sighted guide.
* T/F20 is for athletes with intellectual impairments.
* T/F31–38 are for athletes with coordination impairments (e.g. cerebral palsy). Athletes in classes 31–34 compete sitting or in wheelchairs, while athletes in classes 35–38 compete standing
* T/F40–41 are for athletes of short stature.
* T/F42–47 are for athletes with limb impairments (e.g. amputations).
* T/F51–58 are for athletes with impaired muscle power or range of motion (e.g. paraplegia). Athletes in these classes compete seated or in wheelchairs.
Several events are open to athletes with lower classifications, for example T47 events are open to athletes classified T45, T46 and T47. However, as with the 2015 championships and 2016 Summer Paralympics, no weighting will be given to a lower classified athletes in these events.

## Participating nations

Below is the list of 1,074 athletes 92 countries who have agreed to participate in the Championships and the requested number of athlete places for each. Russia was found guilty of state-sponsored doping by the IPC in August 2016 and has been suspended from participating.
* Algeria (19)
* Angola (4)
* Argentina (16)
* Australia (37)
* Austria (5)
* Bahrain (2)
* Belarus (8)
* Belgium (5)
* Bermuda (1)
* Brazil (25)
* Bulgaria (9)
* Canada (24)
* Cape Verde (2)
* Chile (5)
* China (49)
* Chinese Taipei (3)
* Colombia (9)
* Costa Rica (2)
* Croatia (13)
* Cuba (6)
* Cyprus (2)
* Czech Republic (22)
* Denmark (7)
* Ecuador (10)
* Egypt (7)
* Estonia (1)
* Finland (7)
* France (23)
* Georgia (2)
* Germany (23)
* Ghana (3)
* Great Britain (50) (hosts)
* Greece (27)
* Hong Kong (5)
* Hungary (7)
* Iceland (1)
* Independent Paralympic Athletes (2)
* India (30)
* Iraq (10)
* Ireland (10)
* Iran (20)
* Italy (12)
* Jamaica (9)
* Japan (50)
* Jordan (3)
* Kazakhstan (4)
* Kenya (19)
* South Korea (6)
* Kuwait (12)
* Latvia (5)
* Libya (4)
* Lithuania (10)
* Luxembourg (1)
* Malaysia (6)
* Moldova (2)
* Mauritius (6)
* Mexico (21)
* Mongolia (2)
* Montenegro (3)
* Morocco (14)
* Namibia (5)
* Netherlands (11)
* New Zealand (6)
* Nicaragua (3)
* Norway (3)
* Oman (2)
* Philippines (5)
* Poland (50)
* Portugal (18)
* Qatar (6)
* Romania (5)
* Saudi Arabia (3)
* Senegal (1)
* Serbia (6)
* Singapore (3)
* Slovakia (5)
* Slovenia (2)
* South Africa (21)
* Spain (30)
* Sri Lanka (3)
* Sweden (12)
* Switzerland (8)
* Thailand (15)
* Trinidad and Tobago (4)
* Tunisia (16)
* Turkey (27)
* Uganda (1)
* Ukraine (27)
* United Arab Emirates (16)
* United States (50)
* Uzbekistan (7)
* Vietnam (1)

## Schedule

All dates are British Summer Time (UTC+1)
| Date → | Date → | 14 Fri | 15 Sat | 16 Sun | 17 Mon | 18 Tue | 19 Wed | 20 Thu | 21 Fri | 22 Sat | 23 Sun |
| 100 m | Men Details | T54 | T11 T12 T33 T34 T47 | T13 T44 | T42 | | | T37 | T38 T51 | T36 T52 | T35 T53 |
| 100 m | Women Details | T34 | | T42 | T13 T44 | T11 T47 | T12 T35 | T36 | | T37 T38 | T53 T54 |
| 200 m | Men Details | | T42 | T53 | T36 | T13 T37 T38 T54 | T35 | | T11 T12 T34 | T43 T44 T47 | |
| 200 m | Women Details | | T37 T38 T47 T53 T54 | T13 T35 | T11 | T36 | | | | | T44 |
| 400 m | Men Details | | | T44 | T20 T34 T43 T44 T51 | T11 T12 T52 T53 | T47 | T54 | T13 T36 | T38 | T37 |
| 400 m | Women Details | | | | T54 | T20 | T53 | T11 T34 T37 | T38 | | T47 |
| 800 m | Men Details | | | T38 | T54 | | | T34 T53 | T54 | T13 T20 | T36 |
| 800 m | Women Details | | | | T34 | | T54 | | | T11 | T20 T53 |
| 1500 m | Men Details | | T46 | T20 T52 T54 | | T13 | | T11 | T37 T38 | | T47 |
| 1500 m | Women Details | T13 | | T11 T20 T54 | | | | | | | |
| 5000 m | Men Details | | T11 | T13 | | | | | | | T20 T54 |
| 5000 m | Women Details | | | | | | | | | T54 | |
| 4×100 m relay | Men Details | | | | | | | | | | T11-13 T42-47 |
| 4×400 m relay | Men Details | | | | | | T53/54 | | | | |
| 4×400 m relay | Women Details | | | | | | T53/54 | | | | |
| High jump | Men Details | | | T47 | | T13 | | | | T42 T44 | |
| Long jump | Men Details | | T38 | T11 T12 T20 | T44 | T36 T42 | T47 | | T37 | T13 | |
| Long jump | Women Details | | T44 | | T20 T38 | | T37 | T11 | T12 | | T42 T47 |
| Triple jump | Men Details | | | | T47 | T20 | | | | | |
| Shot put | Men Details | F38 F57 | F20 | F33 F34 F35 | F36 | F46 | | F40 F41 F55 | F53 | F12 F42 | F32 F37 F44 |
| Shot put | Women Details | | F32 F55 | | F34 F40 | F20 F34 | F41 | | F35 F44 | F33 F36 F53 | F12 F57 |
| Discus throw | Men Details | | F37 | F42 F44 F56 | F11 | F52 | | | F34 F57 | F12 F46 | |
| Discus throw | Women Details | | F41 F52 F57 | | | F11 F44 | | F38 | F12 F55 | | |
| Javelin throw | Men Details | F46 | F55 | | F41 | F44 F57 | F13 F37 | | | F38 | F34 F54 |
| Javelin throw | Women Details | | F46 | F54 | F13 F56 | F11 | | | | | F34 |
| Club throw | Men Details | | | | F51 | | | F32 | | | |
| Club throw | Women Details | F32 F51 | | | | | | | | | |
Source:
The results of the men's 800 m T54 race on Monday 17 July were nullified and the race rescheduled to Friday 21 July after three competitors crashed at the 600-metre mark.

## Marketing
### Mascot

The mascots for the IAAF and IPC Championships were unveiled in April 2017, and chosen through a children's design contest organized by the BBC programme Blue Peter. The mascots represent "everyday" endangered species of the UK; the World Para Athletics Championships Championships mascot is an anthropomorphic bee named Whizbee.

## Broadcasting

Channel 4 served as domestic rightsholder. Sunset + Vine, who has previously produced Channel 4's Paralympics coverage, was named host broadcaster for the championships.

## Medal table

* Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China | 30 | 17 | 18 | 65 |
| 2 | United States | 20 | 19 | 20 | 59 |
| 3 | Great Britain* | 18 | 8 | 13 | 39 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 12 | 6 | 11 | 29 |
| 5 | Australia | 11 | 9 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Tunisia | 10 | 6 | 8 | 24 |
| 7 | Algeria | 9 | 4 | 6 | 19 |
| 8 | Germany | 8 | 7 | 7 | 22 |
| 9 | Brazil | 8 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| 10 | South Africa | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Morocco | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 12 | Poland | 4 | 10 | 14 | 28 |
| 13 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| 14 | Ireland | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 15 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 16 | Cuba | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 16 | Latvia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 18 | Iran | 3 | 12 | 5 | 20 |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 21 | Japan | 2 | 5 | 9 | 16 |
| 22 | Greece | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 23 | Finland | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 24 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 25 | Serbia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 27 | Belgium | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Portugal | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| 30 | Netherlands | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| 31 | Colombia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 32 | Mexico | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
| 33 | Spain | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| 34 | Croatia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 34 | India | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 37 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 38 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 38 | Qatar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 41 | Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 41 | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 43 | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 43 | Uganda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 46 | France | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 47 | Thailand | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 48 | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 49 | Ecuador | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 51 | Namibia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 52 | New Zealand | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 53 | Egypt | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 54 | Angola | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 54 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 56 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Jamaica | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Oman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 64 | Belarus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 64 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 66 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (66 entries) | Totals (66 entries) | 202 | 202 | 198 | 602 |
Source:

## Placing table

Host nation (Great Britain)
| Rank | Name (country) | Points |
| 1 | China | 611 |
| 2 | United States | 561.5 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 414 |
| 4 | Poland | 324.5 |
| 5 | Australia | 311 |
| 6 | Ukraine | 280 |
| 7 | Japan | 275 |
| 8 | Brazil | 213.5 |
| 9 | Tunisia | 205 |
| 10 | Germany | 201 |
| 11 | Algeria | 189 |
| 12 | South Africa | 187 |
| 13 | Spain | 163 |
| 14 | Iran | 156 |
| 15 | Canada | 133 |
| 16 | France | 115.5 |
| 17 | Morocco | 115 |
| 18 | Mexico | 109 |
| 19 | Greece | 105 |
| 20 | Colombia | 99 |
| Total (87 Nations) | Total (87 Nations) | 210 Events |
Source:

## Individual medallists

The following athletes won three or more medals, with at least two being gold:
| Rank | Name (country) | Medals |
| 1 | Walid Ktila (TUN) | Men's 100 m T34 Men's 200 m T34 Men's 400 m T34 Men's 800 m T34 |
| 1 | Brent Lakatos (CAN) | Men's 100 m T53 Men's 200 m T53 Men's 400 m T53 Men's 800 m T53 |
| 1 | Tatyana McFadden (USA) | Women's 200 m T54 Women's 400 m T54 Women's 800 m T54 Women's 1500 m T54 |
| 4 | Johannes Floors (GER) | Men's 200 m T43 Men's 400 m T43 Men's 4×100 m relay T42-47 Men's 100 m T44 |
| 5 | Leilia Adzhametova (UKR) | Women's 100 m T13 Women's 200 m T13 Women's 400 m T13 |
| 5 | Hannah Cockroft (GBR) | Women's 100 m T34 Women's 400 m T34 Women's 800 m T34 |
| 5 | Diana Dadzite (LAT) | Women's shot put F55 Women's discus throw F55 Women's javelin throw F56 |
| 5 | Marcel Hug (SUI) | Men's 800 m T54 Men's 1500 m T54 Men's 5000 m T54 |
| 5 | James Turner (AUS) | Men's 200 m T36 Men's 400 m T36 Men's 800 m T36 |
| 10 | Yassine Gharbi (TUN) | Men's 200 m T54 Men's 400 m T54 Men's 1500 m T54 Men's 800 m T54 |
| 11 | Michael Brannigan (USA) | Men's 800 m T20 Men's 1500 m T20 Men's 5000 m T20 |
| 11 | Charl du Toit (RSA) | Men's 200 m T37 Men's 400 m T37 Men's 100 m T37 |
| 13 | Samantha Kinghorn (GBR) | Women's 100 m T53 Women's 200 m T53 Women's 400 m T53 |
| 13 | Zhou Hongzhuan (CHN) | Women's 400 m T53 Women's 800 m T53 Women's 100 m T53 |

## World Records

Below is a list of all world records broken during the championships.
| Event | Round | Name | Nation | Time/Distance | Date |
| Men's Shot Put F38 | Final | Cameron Crombie | Australia | 15.95 m | 14 July |
| Women's 100m T34 | Final | Hannah Cockroft | Great Britain | 17.18 | 14 July |
| Men's Shot Put F20 | Final | Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli | Malaysia | 17.29 m | 15 July |
| Women's Discus Throw F52 | Final | Cassie Mitchell | United States | 13.23 m | 15 July |
| Women's Javelin Throw F46 | Final | Hollie Arnold | Great Britain | 43.02 m | 15 July |
| Men's 100m T47 | Final | Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos | Brazil | 10.53 | 15 July |
| Women's 200m T38 | Final | Sophie Hahn | Great Britain | 26.11 | 15 July |
| Women's 200m T53 | Final | Samantha Kinghorn | Great Britain | 28.61 | 15 July |
| Men's 200m T36 | Qualifying Heat | James Turner | Australia | 24.15 | 16 July |
| Men's 5000m T13 | Final | Youssef Benibrahim | Morocco | 14:20.69 | 16 July |
| Men's Club Throw F51 | Final | Željko Dimitrijević | Serbia | 31.99 m | 16 July |
| Women's 100m T44 | Qualifying Heat | Sophie Kamlish | Great Britain | 12.90 | 17 July |
| Women's Javelin Throw F56 | Final | Diāna Dadzīte | Latvia | 27.07 m | 17 July |
| Men's 200m T36 | Final | James Turner | Australia | 24.09 | 17 July |
| Men's Javelin Throw F40 | Final | Ahmed Naas† | Iraq | 38.90 | 17 July |
| Men's Long Jump T43 | Final | Ioannis Sevdikalis | Greece | 6,21 | 17 July |
| Men's Discus Throw F52 | Final | Andre Rocha | Brazil | 23.80 m | 18 July |
| Men's Triple Jump T20 | Final | Dmytro Prudnikov | Ukraine | 15.50 m | 18 July |
| Men's Javelin Throw F43 | Final | Akeem Stewart | Trinidad and Tobago | 57.61 m | 18 July |
| Men's High Jump T13 | Final | Isaac Jean-Paul | United States | 2.17 m | 18 July |
| Women's 400m T20 | Final | Breanna Clark | United States | 56.33 | 18 July |
| Women's 100m T35 | Final | Isis Holt | Australia | 13.43 | 19 July |
| Men's Javelin Throw F13 | Final | Aleksandr Svechnikov | Uzbekistan | 71.01 m | 19 July |
| Men's Shot Put F55 | Final | Ruzhdi Ruzhdi | Bulgaria | 12.47 m | 20 July |
| Women's 400m T37 | Final | Georgina Hermitage | Great Britain | 1:00.29 | 20 July |
| Men's Shot Put F41 | Final | Niko Kappel | Germany | 13.81 m | 20 July |
| Women's 100m T36 | Final | Shi Yiting | China | 13.68 | 20 July |
| Men's 400m T13 | Final | Mohamed Amguoun | Morocco | 46.92 | 21 July |
| Men's Javelin Throw F38 | Final | Jayden Sawyer | Australia | 52.96 m | 22 July |
| Men's 200m T47 | Final | Petrucio Ferreira dos Santos | Brazil | 21.21 | 22 July |
| Women's 100m T38 | Final | Sophie Hahn | Great Britain | 12.44 | 22 July |
| Men's Shot Put F42 | Final | Aled Davies | Great Britain | 17.52 m | 22 July |
| Men's Shot Put F43 | Final | Akeem Stewart | Trinidad and Tobago | 19.08 m | 23 July |
| Men's Shot Put F32 | Final | Lahouari Bahlaz | Algeria | 11.08 m | 23 July |
† Naas set a world record competing in the F41 men's javelin, though his throw left him in fifth place overall.