World Para Athletics Championships

World championships for disability athletics

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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.

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Nine debutants in GB & NI World Para-athletics team Nine debutants are named in the Great Britain and Northern Ireland team for July's World Para-athletics Championships in Paris. BBC Sport - Published on June 2, 2023