2022 World Para Athletics Championships

The 2022 World Para Athletics Championships is an upcoming Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee.

2022 World Para Athletics Championships
Host cityKobe
CountryJapan
Sport(s)Para-athletics
Dates2022
Main venueKobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

It will be the 10th edition of the event and it is scheduled to be held in the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe, Japan.[1][2] This will be the first time the event is held in East Asia.[1][2] The event was initially scheduled for September 2021 but it was rescheduled to avoid clashing with the 2020 Summer Paralympics which were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Kobe to host 2021 World Para Athletics Championships". International Paralympic Committee. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  2. Morgan, Liam (23 April 2019). "Kobe in Japan awarded 2021 World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  3. Houston, Michael (28 November 2020). "Kobe 2022 World Para Athletics Championships reveal logo". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 28 April 2021.