Archive · 13 Sep 2025
World Para Athletics Championships to Feature Top Paralympians
The World Para Athletics Championships are coming to New Delhi!
Over 2,200 athletes from more than 100 countries will compete.
It's a big deal, the biggest para-sports event India has ever hosted.
Over 100 athletes who won medals in the Paris Paralympics will be there.
Expect lots of exciting races and amazing performances from athletes like Markus Rehm, Sumit Antil, and Catherine Debrunner.
It’s a chance to see the best para athletes in the world compete!
The World Para Athletics Championships will take place in New Delhi.
Over 2,200 athletes and staff from 104 countries will participate.
The event includes 186 medal events.
More than 100 Paris Paralympics medalists will compete.
India is hosting the event for the first time.
- Who
- 2,200+ athletes and support staff from 104 countries
- What
- World Para Athletics Championships
- When
- September 27 to October 5
- Where
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
- Why
- To compete in a para sporting event
- Event
- World Para Athletics Championships
- Location
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi
- Dates
- September 27 - October 5
- Participating Countries
- 104
- Total Athletes/Staff
- 2,200+
- Medal Events
- 186
- Paris Paralympics Medalists
- 100+
