LA28 Qualification Regulations for Para athletics published

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has published the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games Qualification Regulations for Para athletics. 

The LA28 Qualification Regulations can be found here 

The LA28 Para athletics programme will feature 164 medal events (84 men's, 79 women's and one mixed), the highest number at a Paralympic Games. A total of 1,079 athlete quota places will be available for LA28 (570 for male athletes and 509 for female athletes). 

Information about the Minimum Entry Standards (MES) for LA28 will be announced by World Para Athletics (WPA) in due course. 

The competitions for the WPA LA28 Qualification Rankings are: 

2026 

Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Para Games 

Classification: 13-16 October 

Competition: 19-23 October 

2027 

Dubai Grand Prix 

Classification: 29 January-1 February 

Competition: 2-5 February 

New Delhi Grand Prix 

Classification: 12-14 March 

Competition: 15-17 March 

Cali Grand Prix 

Classification: 21-24 March 

Competition: 25-28 March 

Tunis Grand Prix 

Classification: 29 March-1 April 

Competition: 2-4 April 

Grosseto Grand Prix 

Classification: 12-15 April 

Competition: 16-18 April 

Rabat Grand Prix 

Classification: 18-21 April 

Competition: 22-24 April 

Tlaxcala Grand Prix 

Classification: 30 April-3 May 

Competition: 4-7 May 

Tashkent 2027 World Para Athletics Championships 

Classification: 15-17 June 

Competition: 19-27 June 

Lima 2027 Parapan American Games 

Classification: 18-20 August 

Competition: 21-25 August 

Olomouc Grand Prix 

Classification: 30 August-2 September 

Competition: 3-5 September 

2027 Marathon World Championships 

Classification: No classification 

Competition: TBC 

The 2028 competitions will be announced by World Para Athletics in due course. The list is subject to change should additional competitions be added to the list of WPA-sanctioned competition calendar. 

The complete LA28 Para Athletics competition schedule can be found here 

For more information visit https://www.paralympic.org/athletics/competitions/paralympic-games. Questions about the LA28 Qualification Regulations can be directed to WPA through this form.