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Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships

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Organized by World Para Athletics

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Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

Description

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  168 medal events (92 male, 75 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.

FULL RESULT BOOK can be found here (V-2, 24 June 2024) NEW

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 updated Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships Qualification Criteria and Event Programme can be found here (V2.1) -NEW (02 May 2024)

Changes Made to the Qualification Criteria and Event Programme (v2.1):

1. Men's 100m T33 has been removed as a non-viable event

2.Women's 100m T33 has become as an eligible class of the Women's 100m T34 (T33/T34)

3.Women's Shot Put F35 and Women's Shot Put F36 have been combined. The final event is now as follows -Women's Shot Put F36 (F35/F36)

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).

Accreditation information can be found here.

Victory Ceremony information can be found here. -NEW (02 May 2024)

Storage information can be found here. -NEW (02 May 2024)

Competition Schedule (V4.6)-NEW (16 May 2024)

-Qualification Rounds for Field Events can be found highlighted in purple and please note that this version is still subject to minor changes following the DRMs and Classification Evaluation.

-Based on recent withdrawals information, please be aware that there has been a change of event times in Sessions 7, 8, 10 and 17.

-The Women's 400m T38 Heats were added after the final entries, however due to the potential conflict of athletes participating in the Universal 4x100m Relay, we have reassessed and therefore moved the Women's 400m T38 Heats from Session 16 to Session 13.”

-“Based on recent withdrawals information, please be aware that there has been a change of event times in Sessions 2. In addition, please note that the Semi-Finals of the Men's 100m T12 have been removed.”

Team Manual (V2.3) -NEW (08 May 2024)

Opening Ceremony Details

Classification -NEW (02 May 2024)

All related documents for classification can be found below:

II Classification Schedule (V1)

VI Classification Schedule (V2.0)

PI Classification Schedule (V3.0)

Classification at Kobe 2024 (All teams are required to check)

IMPORTANT Classification Information 2

PI Classification Outcomes Day1 (13 May 2024) 13:54 posting

PI Classification Outcomes Day2 (14 May 2024) 13:29 posting

PI Classification Outcomes Day3 (15 May 2024) 13:35 posting

II Classification Outcomes (15 May 2024) 13:35 posting

VI Classification Outcomes (15 May 2024) 13:35 posting

VI Classification Outcomes (16 May 2024) 14:30 posting

PI Classification Outcomes (17 May 2024) 18:14 posting

PI Classification Outcomes (20 May 2024) 18:53 posting

II Classification Outcomes (24 May 2024)

PI Classification Outcomes (25 May 2024)

-V1 updated on 02 may 2024

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