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(IPC). It features athletics events contested by athletes with

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and

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. The first IPC Athletics World Championships were held in

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in 1994. They are a Paralympic parallel to the World Athletics Championships for able-bodied athletes. Since 2011, when they switched from a quadrennial scheduling to biennial, the IPC championships have been held in the same years as the IAAF championships, although they are separate events and are not necessarily held in the same host city. In 2017,

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, which previously hosted the

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, became the first city to host both the IAAF World Championships and World Para Athletics Championships in the same year and as connected events. ,

Championships

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Medals (1994-2019 Exclude 1998)

1998 Results unknown.

Classification

*F = field athletes *T = track athletes *P = pentathlon *11-13 – visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a

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*20 – intellectual disability *31-38 –

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or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing. *40-46 –

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, les autre *51-58 – wheelchair athletes * 61-64: Athletes who have a

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affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference.

References

External links

New Athletics World Records Set in Lille

(IPC), 25 July 2002
III ATHLETICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS - I.P.C 2002 - program & Results
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US Captures 11 Gold Medals in IPC World Championships
The O&P EDGE, October 2002
2006 IPC World Championships In Athletics - Selection Criteria
Athletics Canada

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, July 22, 1994
Vom Rehabilitationssport zu den Paralympics
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), Sportmuseum Leipzig
More victories for disabled athletes
Mail & Guardian Online, Aug 17 1998
More gold for disabled athletes
Mail & Guardian Online, Aug 14 1998
Alexander Stadium
newman.ac.uk
Maxxyz Controlled Martin Lighting Package for IPC Athletics World Championships
livetime.nl, November 7, 2006
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Championships

Medals (1994-2019 Exclude 1998)

Classification

See also

References

External links