New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships

The Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium will host over 1,000 athletes during the New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships, which will take place from 27 September to 5 October. It will be the 12th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships and the largest Para sport event ever held in India.

The New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships competition programme will feature 186 medal events (101 men's, 84 women's and one mixed), 15 more than at the last edition of the championships in Kobe.

Asia has hosted the World Championships in four occasions, at Doha 2015 in Qatar, Dubai 2019 in the United Arab Emirates and Kobe 2024 in Japan.

The JLN Stadium was constructed to host the Asian Games in 1982 and later renovated and upgraded for hosting the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The venue has a seating capacity to accommodate 60,000 spectators and is maintained by the Sports Authority of India on behalf of the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.

The New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships key information, qualification criteria and documents for teams can be found below

Competition information

•   Classification: to be included
•   Competition dates: 27 September to 5 October 2025 (9 days of competition)
•   Venue: Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in New Delhi, India.

Qualification and Entry Timeline

01 January 2024	Start of the qualification period for athletes to achieve MES performances
17 February 2025	Start date to submit Preliminary Entry by Number WPA appreciates the cooperation of teams to provide a realistic estimate of team size during this phase that will assist in an appropriate publication of the Preliminary Event Programme.
14 March 2025	Deadline to submit Preliminary Entry by Number
02 June 2025	Start date to apply for a Direct Invitation
02 June 2025	Opening of Online Entry System for Entry by Number The correct Entry by Number data is important to allow accurate planning for the Championships services and programme. Therefore, please enter accurate numbers of qualified athletes for both male and female events. The submitted data should not include any anticipated Direct Invitation applications. Any increase to team size as a result of a successful Direct Invitation application will be adjusted by WPA.
07 July 2025	Deadline for Entry by Number NPCs will be invoiced based on the number provided at this entry deadline. No reimbursements allowed after this deadline. No withdrawal is possible after this entry deadline, with the exceptions referred to in section 11.
08 July 2025	Opening of Online Entry System for Entry by Name
03 August 2025	End of qualification period for athletes to achieve MES performances
04 August 2025	Deadline to apply for a Direct Invitation
06 August 2025	Deadline for WPA to confirm Direct Invitations approvals to NPCs
08 August 2025	Deadline for Online Entry by Name (final entry deadline). No changes in the entries will be accepted after this date.
08 September 2025	Deadline for Competition Fee Payment

Team Question Box

For teams that have questions, please contact World Para Athletics through this link.

Key Documents

The New Delhi 2025 World Para Athletics Championships qualification criteria can be found here.

More information about the medal event programme is available here.

Classification

All related documents for classification will be made available below.