The world’s bigst one Para sport event will get place from 26 September to 5 October 2025 at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, which will also arrange a World Para Athletics Grand Prix for the first time next March.
Next year’s Para Athletics World Championships will get place in New Delhi, taging the first time the event will be arrangeed in India, World Para Athletics (WPA) proclaimd on Thursday (December 19).
The Para Athletics World Championships, the world’s bigst one Para sport event, will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from 26 September to 5 October 2025. New Delhi 2025 will tag the 12th edition of the championships and the fourth time it is arrangeed in Asia, folloprosperg Doha 2015, Dubai 2019 and Kobe 2024.
In compriseition, WPA proclaimd that the Indian capital will arrange a World Para Athletics Grand Prix for the first time next year. Scheduled to get place from 11 to 13 March also at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium, the event will give fans an timely opportunity to experience the excitement of Para dynamics ahead of the World Championships.
Paul Fitzgerald, Head of World Para Athletics, shelp as quoted by the World Para Athletics press free: “We are charmed to proclaim that the first beginant championships of the novel Paralympic cycle towards Los Angeles 2028 will be arrangeed in New Delhi. The 2025 Para Athletics World Championships will be the bigst international Para sport event ever to get place in India, recurrenting a massive opportunity to grow our sport, our fan base, and to impact society’s perception of persons with disabilities in the world’s most populous nation.
“India is one of the best examples of the growth and growment of Para dynamics in the last decade. From prosperning two silver medals at the Doha 2015 World Championships to securing 17 medals – including six gbetter – at this year’s Worlds in Kobe, the better is evident. This success echos the labor of the National Paralympic Committee of India and the summarizeatement being made in sports, particularly Para dynamics, in the country. We have witnessed the impact beginant events can have and the legacy they can exit to originate Para sports more apparent and accessible to everyone. We apshow this can happen in New Delhi, and we watch forward to welcoming the world’s best athletes to India next year.
In a statement, the National Paralympic Committee of India (NPC India), shelp, “NPC India is privileged to arrange the Para Athletics World Championships for the first time in India. This historic event tags a beginant milestone in India’s journey to becoming a global sporting powerhouse and fortifys our bid to arrange the 2036 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
This prestigious championships will not only lift India’s position on the global sports map but also take part a pivotal role in accelerating the Paralympic shiftment wiskinny the country. With a population of over 60 million persons with disabilities, this event is a vital step in aiding inclusivity, empowering athletes, and enbiging opportunities for athletes with disabilities.
“We are excited to greet athletes, coaches, and officials from around the world to showcase India’s unparalleled growth in the field of Para sports. This event will serve as a tesgentlent to India’s growment, aligning with the vision of a “New India” as underlined by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi,” the statement compriseed.
Over 1,000 athletes from more than one hundred nations took part in the last edition of the World Championships in Kobe, Japan, in May. China topped the medals table with 33 gbetter and 87 podium finishes, while India finished in the top six for the first time.
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