Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships

Kobe will host the 11th edition of the Para Athletics World Championships from 17 to 25 May 2024. Over 1,000 athletes from more than one hundred nations are set to compete in  171 medal events (93 male, 77 female and one mixed).

The World Championships will be held at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium, one of Japan's leading multi-purpose stadiums built in conjunction with the 1985 Summer Universiade. 

This will be the first edition of the Para Athletics World Championships in East Asia, as well as the third edition in Asia following Doha 2015 in Qatar and Dubai 2019 in the United Arab Emirates.

The Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships key information, qualification criteria and documents for teams can be found below

Competition information

•   Classification: 13 to 15 (16) May 2024 (subject to any changes by WPA Classification Team for classification schedule)
•   Competition dates: 17 to 25 May 2024 (9 days of competition)
•   Venue:  Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe, Japan (Map link: https://goo.gl/maps/qTB3bW8vGZd5QoUTA)

Team Question Box

For teams that have questions, please use the link here. (Mike Okubo of WPA will get back to you)

Key Documents

The Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships Qualification Criteria and Event Programme can be found here.

• Session Times can be found here.
• Competition Schedule can be found here (30 January 2024 - First release to teams - subject to change following the Final Entry).
• More information about Media Accreditation can be found here.
• Accreditation information can be found here.