The 12th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships (WPAC) – 2025, held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, Delhi from 27th September to 5th October 2025. India became the first country in South Asia to host the prestigious championship.
- The previous edition (11th) of the event in 2024 was held in Kobe, Japan.
Exam Hints:
- Event: World Para Athletics Championships 2025
- Venue & Dates: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi; from 27th September to 5th October 2025
- Edition: 12th
- Organizer: World Para Athletics (works under IPC)
- Accessibility Partner: Svayam
- Participation: 100 Countries; Athletes: 1,182; Events: 184
- Medal Tally: Brazil (Rank 1, 44 Medals), China (Rank 2, 52 medals), India (Rank 10, 22 medals (6 gold, 9 silver, 7 bronze)
- Indian Gold medallist: Simran Sharma (Women’s 100m); Shailesh Kumar (Men’s High Jump); Nishad Kumar (Men’s High Jump); Sumit Antil, Sandip Sanjay Sargar, Rinku Hooda (Men’s Javelin Throw)
- Previous Edition: 11th, Kobe, Japan
About the World Para Athletics Championships – 2025:
Official Name: IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships.
Organizer: This global para-athletics event was organized by the World Para Athletics, the athletics division of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
- Also, Big FM partnered with IPC in the event organization.
Participation: The event witnessed participation from 100 nations, with 1,182 athletes competing across 184 events (100 men, 83 women, and 1 mixed).
Opening Ceremony: Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi inaugurated the championships, highlighting the event as a moment of national pride and praising para-athletes for breaking barriers and setting new benchmarks.
Accessibility Partner: Svayam, India’s leading accessibility organization, was appointed as the Official Accessibility Partner for WPAC 2025.
- It conducted accessibility audits, offered customized transport solutions, provided capacity-building and sensitization programmes, and promoted universal design advocacy.
Event Summary:
Medal Tally: Brazil has topped the medal tally with a total of 44 medals (15 Gold, 20 Silver, and 9 Bronze), while China positioned second place with 52 medals (13 Gold), and Iran as third with 15 medals (9 Gold).
- India secured 22 medals, including 6 Gold, 9 Silver, and 7 Bronze medals, finishing 10th in the overall medal tally, and created three Championship Records and seven Asian Records during the competition
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 15 | 20 | 9 | 44 |
| 2 | China | 13 | 22 | 17 | 52 |
| – | Neutral Paralympic Athletes | 11 | 16 | 19 | 46 |
| 3 | Iran | 9 | 2 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Poland | 8 | 2 | 6 | 16 |
| 10 | India | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 |
Note: Neutral Paralympic Athletes are the Independent Paralympians at the Paralympic Games for various reasons, including political transition international sanctions, suspensions of National Paralympic Committees and compassion.
Indian gold medallists at WPAC 2025:
| Athlete | Event | Achievements |
|---|---|---|
| Simran Sharma | Women’s 100m | |
| Shailesh Kumar | Men’s High Jump | Championship Record – 1.91 meters (m) |
| Nishad Kumar | Men’s High Jump | Asian Record – 2.14 m |
| Sumit Antil | Men’s Javelin Throw | Championship Record – 71.37 m |
| Sandip Sanjay Sargar | Men’s Javelin Throw | |
| Rinku Hooda | Men’s Javelin Throw | Championship Record – 66.37m |
Placing Table: Based on the athletes finishing in the top 8 positions of their respective competition points were awarded and the country wise positioned based on the overall points.
- China leads the placing table with 471 points from 57 athletes, while, India is at fourth spot with 299 points from 73 athletes.
About International Paralympic Committee (IPC):
It is an international non-profit organisation and the global governing body for the Paralympic Movement.
President: Andrew Parsons
Headquarters: Bonn, Germany
Establishment: 1989
