2025 World Para Athletics Championships

The 2025 World Para Athletics Championships (Hindi: 2025 विश्व पैरा एथलेटिक्स चैंपियनशिप; also known as IndianOil New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships for sponsorship reasons) was a para-athletics meet organised by the World Para Athletics, the respective sport branch of the International Paralympic Committee. This was the 12th edition of the event and was held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, from 27 September to 5 October 2025. This was the first time the event was hosted in India.

The logo and mascot for the 2025 edition were unveiled on 20 June 2025. The mascot named Viraaj is a spirited young elephant with a blade prosthesis – is a tribute to strength, optimism, and resilience, while the logo captures India's rich heritage, the spirit of Para athletics and the vibrancy of New Delhi as host city.

The front side of the medal features intricate motifs inspired by traditional Indian art, centring on the championship’s name and Para athletics icons: a wheelchair racer, a discus thrower, and the lotus – India's national flower. The other side highlights inclusivity, with Braille above the “New Delhi 2025” inscription, a lotus-inspired pattern, and bold modern geometric details.

The competition will be held over 9 days, with two sessions (morning and evening) being conducted each day.

Participating athletes are given a classification depending on their disabilities (T denotes track events, F denotes field events). They are categorised into seven different classifications:

• T/F11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12–13) athletes; track athletes would often run with a guide.
• T/F20: Athletes who have an intellectual impairment.
• T/F 31–38: Athletes who have cerebral palsy or other coordination impairments. 31–34 for wheelchair events and 35–38 for running events.
• F40–41: Les Autres – typically for athletes who have dwarfism.
• T/F 42–47: Athletes who are amputees. In field events, some athletes would compete in seated events.
• T/F 51–58: Athletes who have a spinal cord injury or disability. In field events, most athletes would compete in seated events.
• T/F 61–64: Athletes who have a prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference.
• T/F 71–72: Athletes who have coordination impairments, like athetosis, ataxia, or hypertonia.

100 Nations, 1182 Athletes (742 Men, 440 Women)

Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committee (NOA)

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Points were awarded for each athlete finishing in the top 8 of their competition, on a 8 to 1 point scale.

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