2025 World Para Athletics Championships

The logo and mascot for the 2025 edition were unveiled on 20 June 2025. The mascot named Viraaj is a spirited young elephant with a blade prosthesis – is a tribute to strength, optimism, and resilience, while the logo captures India's rich heritage, the spirit of Para athletics and the vibrancy of New Delhi as host city.^[3]

The front side of the medal features intricate motifs inspired by traditional Indian art, centring on the championship’s name and Para athletics icons: a wheelchair racer, a discus thrower, and the lotus – India's national flower. The other side highlights inclusivity, with Braille above the “New Delhi 2025” inscription, a lotus-inspired pattern, and bold modern geometric details.^[4]

The competition will be held over 9 days, with two sessions (morning and evening) being conducted each day.^[5]

Participating athletes are given a classification depending on their disabilities (T denotes track events, F denotes field events). They are categorised into seven different classifications:^[6]

• T/F11–13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12–13) athletes; track athletes would often run with a guide.
• T/F20: Athletes who have an intellectual impairment.
• T/F 31–38: Athletes who have cerebral palsy or other coordination impairments. 31–34 for wheelchair events and 35–38 for running events.
• F40–41: Les Autres – typically for athletes who have dwarfism.
• T/F 42–47: Athletes who are amputees. In field events, some athletes would compete in seated events.
• T/F 51–58: Athletes who have a spinal cord injury or disability. In field events, most athletes would compete in seated events.
• T/F 61–64: Athletes who have a prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference.
• T/F 71–72: Athletes who have coordination impairments, like athetosis, ataxia, or hypertonia.

100 Nations, 1182 Athletes (742 Men, 440 Women) ^[7]

Number of athletes by National Paralympic Committee (NOA)

Ranking	NPC	Athletes
1	NPA	77
2	India	73
3	China	57
4	Brazil	49
5	Australia	49
6	United States	39
7	Uzbekistan	35
8	United Kingdom	34
9	Japan	31
10	Poland	29
11	Turkey	28
12	Mexico	27
13	Spain	27
14	France	26
15	Canada	25
16	Greece	21
17	Kenya	20
18	United Kingdom	20
19	Germany	20
20	Iran	19

  *   Host nation (India)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	15	20	9	44
2	China	13	22	17	52
–	Neutral Paralympic Athletes	11	16	19	46
3	Iran	9	2	4	15
4	Netherlands	8	3	1	12
5	Poland	8	2	6	16
6	Colombia	7	10	4	21
7	Great Britain & N.I.	7	5	13	25
8	Italy	7	1	3	11
9	United States	6	9	12	27
10	India*	6	9	7	22
11	Germany	6	2	3	11
12	Thailand	6	2	2	10
13	Switzerland	6	1	2	9
14	Ukraine	5	5	5	15
15	Uzbekistan	5	5	2	12
16	Japan	4	8	2	14
17	Belgium	4	2	0	6
18	Algeria	3	3	3	9
19	Spain	3	2	5	10
20	New Zealand	3	2	2	7
21	Mexico	3	1	6	10
22	Canada	3	1	5	9
23	Ecuador	3	1	1	5
24	Latvia	3	1	0	4
25	Ireland	3	0	0	3
26	Turkey	2	7	1	10
27	Australia	2	6	5	13
28	Tunisia	2	4	3	9
29	Argentina	2	1	0	3
30	Croatia	2	0	2	4
	South Africa	2	0	2	4
32	Saudi Arabia	1	3	1	5
33	Greece	1	1	4	6
34	Portugal	1	1	2	4
35	Cuba	1	1	1	3
	Hungary	1	1	1	3
	Serbia	1	1	1	3
38	Mauritius	1	1	0	2
39	Malaysia	1	0	2	3
40	Morocco	1	0	1	2
	Norway	1	0	1	2
	Peru	1	0	1	2
	United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	2
44	Bulgaria	1	0	0	1
	Libya	1	0	0	1
	Refugee Paralympic Team	1	0	0	1
47	France	0	5	1	6
48	Indonesia	0	3	1	4
49	Kenya	0	2	0	2
50	Denmark	0	1	3	4
	Iraq	0	1	3	4
52	Costa Rica	0	1	1	2
	Czech Republic	0	1	1	2
	Lithuania	0	1	1	2
	South Korea	0	1	1	2
56	Angola	0	1	0	1
	Finland	0	1	0	1
	Jordan	0	1	0	1
	Kuwait	0	1	0	1
	Namibia	0	1	0	1
	Trinidad and Tobago	0	1	0	1
62	Sri Lanka	0	0	2	2
63	Botswana	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Totals (65 entries)		184	184	179	547

Points were awarded for each athlete finishing in the top 8 of their competition, on a 8 to 1 point scale.

Rank	Name (country)	Points	Athletes	Events
1	China	471	57
2	Brazil	391	49
3	United States	311	39
4	India	299	73
5	Great Britain	252	34
6	Australia	204	49
7	Poland	168	29
8	Colombia	167	16
9	Japan	160	31
10	Uzbekistan	159	35
11	Mexico	145	27
12	Turkey	140	28
13	Ukraine	138	20
14	Iran	133	19
15	Germany	130	20
16	Spain	121	27
17	Netherlands	120	13
18	France	116	26
19	Canada	112	25
20	Italy	109	13
Total (94 Nations)		-	1182	184