2013 China Open Athletics Championships

From 22-25 April, the China Administration of Sports for Persons with Disabilities will organise the Championships in Beijing at their outdoor athletics facilities, 20km from downtown Beijing and 10km from the Beijing Capital International Airport.

The venue has a 400m synthetic eight-lane track, two seated throwing fields and was one of the training venues used for the Beijing 2008 Games. The indoor portion of the facility has a 200m six-lane track, as well as field event areas.

Events will take place across all impairment groups, including athletes with an intellectual impairment, who will compete in the 400m 1,500m, long jump and shot put events.

The Chinese capital of Beijing is home to nearly 20 million people and is most well-known in the sports world for hosting the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games were record-breaking at the time, as 3,951 athletes from 146 countries competed across 20 sports. The Games drew 3.44 million spectators and a cumulated television audience around the world of 3.8 billion.

Classification opportunities for athletes with a physical or visual impairment will be held from 19-21 April.

For more information, please visit the 2013 China Open Athletics Championships Organising Committee page.