2015 World Athletics Championships for the Disabled
| World Athletics Championships for the disabled | |
|---|---|
| city |
 Doha , Qatar
|
| Stadion | Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| participating countries | 96 |
| Participating athletes | 1230 (427  , 803  )
|
| Competitions | 212 medal decisions |
| opening | October 22, 2015 |
| Final day | October 31, 2015 |
| timeline | |
| ← Lyon 2013 | London 2017 → |
| Medal table (status after 212 of 212 decisions - October 31, 2015) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| space | country | G | S. | B. | total |
| 1 |
 People's Republic of China
|
41 | 26th | 18th | 85 |
| 2 |
 Russia
|
24 | 21st | 24 | 69 |
| 3 |
 United States
|
13 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| 4th |
 Great Britain
|
13 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
| 5 |
 Tunisia
|
11 | 3 | 1 | 15th |
| 6th |
 Poland
|
9 | 5 | 7th | 21st |
| 7th |
 Brazil
|
8th | 14th | 13 | 35 |
| 8th |
 Germany
|
8th | 7th | 9 | 24 |
| 9 |
 Australia
|
8th | 4th | 10 | 22nd |
| 10 |
 Cuba
|
7th | 2 | - | 9 |
| ... | |||||
| 47 |
 Switzerland
|
- | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| ... | |||||
| 54 |
 Austria
|
- | 1 | - | 1 |
| ... | |||||
| Complete medal table | |||||
The 7th World Athletics Championships for the disabled took place from October 21st to 31st, 2015 in the Qatari capital Doha . The competitions were held in Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium .
1230 athletes (427 women and 803 men) from 96 nations competed in 212 medal decisions.
Candidate cities
In mid-January 2013, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) published that the Para World Championships 2015 should take place in Doha . Competitors and financing issues were not mentioned, and the exact date and venue were not disclosed.
Two months later, the IPC announced that the competitions will be held from November 19 to 28 in the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium , also known as the Qatar SC Stadium , a multi-purpose stadium with eight running tracks and 15,000 seats. An adjoining round with eight running tracks was available for warming up, and training opportunities were provided in the Al Saad Club and Al Arabi Club .
In September 2014, the IPC announced that the competitions had been brought forward by one month.
In October 2014, the decision was made to run the marathons separately on April 26, 2015 as part of the London Marathon .
Participating Nations
96 nations with 1230 athletes took part.
Web links
- official website
- Schedule & Results
- Material collection (pdf 128 MB) Entry and start lists, schedule, notifications, results, medal distribution in this episode on 1550 pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ Medal Standings As of 31 OCT 2015 , last accessed on November 23, 2019
- ↑ a b c d Doha leaves IPC 'spoilt for choice' for 2015 World Championships , Paralympics, on: theguardian.com, March 25, 2014, accessed November 24, 2019
- ↑ a b c Doha’s Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium to stage 2015 IPC World Champs , at: athleticsweekly.com, March 25, 2014, accessed November 24, 2019
- ↑ Doha to stage 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships , from: paralympic.org, January 15, 2013, accessed November 24, 2019
- ↑ Date change for 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships , on: paralympic.org, September 19, 2014, accessed November 24, 2019
- ↑ London to stage 2015 IPC Athletics Marathon World Championships , from: paralympic.org, October 23, 2014, accessed November 24, 2019
- ↑ according to the window "Number of athletes by NPC" at the bottom right on Sport overview
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