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Kevin Santos, Hannah Cockroft, Zac Shaw and Ali Smith pose after winning medals for Great Britain in Kobe

Great Britain won 12 medals, including seven golds, at the 2024 World Championships in Kobe, Japan

India will host the World Para Athletics Championships for the first time next year, with the competition staged in Delhi.

World Para Athletics announced the 12th Championship will be held at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium from 26 September to 5 October 2025.

"We are delighted to announce that the first major championships of the new Paralympic cycle towards Los Angeles 2028 will be hosted in Delhi," said Paul Fitzgerald, head of World Para Athletics.

The 2025 Championships will be the largest international Para-sport event to be held in India.

"India is one of the best examples of the growth and development of Para-athletics in the last decade," Fitzgerald added.

Over 1,000 athletes from more than 100 nations took part in the last Worlds in Kobe, Japan in May.

 

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