India to host Para Athletics World Championships 2025 in New Delhi
The event, to be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from September 26 to October 5, will be hosted by India for the first time.
Para Athletics
Next year’s Para Athletics World Championships will take place in New Delhi, marking the first time the event will be hosted in India, the World Para Athletics announced on Thursday.
The Para Athletics World Championships 2025, the world’s largest single para sport event, will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from September 26 to October 5.
New Delhi 2025 will mark the 12th edition of the championships and the fourth time it is hosted in Asia, following Doha 2015, Dubai 2019 and Kobe 2024.
In addition, the Indian capital will also host a World Para Athletics Grand Prix for the first time next year. It is scheduled to take place from March 11 to 13 also at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium.
“We are delighted to announce that the first major championships of the new Paralympic cycle towards Los Angeles 2028 will be hosted in New Delhi,” Paul Fitzgerald, Head of World Para Athletics, said.
“The Para Athletics World Championships 2025 will be the largest international para sport event ever to take place in India, representing 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 development of para athletics in the last decade. From winning two silver medals at the Doha 2015 World Championships to securing 17 medals – including six gold – at this year’s Worlds in Kobe, the progress is evident.
Over 1,000 athletes from more than 100 nations took part in the last edition of the World Championships in Kobe, Japan, in May. The People’s Republic of China topped the medals table with 33 gold and 87 podium finishes, while India finished in the top six for the first time.