2026 Oceania Para Athletics Championships
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| Host city | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia |
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| Events | 34 |
| Dates | 18–23 May 2026 |
| Main venue | Arafura Stadium |
The 2026 Oceania Para Athletics Championships will be third Oceania Para Athletics Championships for Oceania athletes with a disability. It will be held at the Arafura Stadium in Darwin, Northern Territory from 18 to 23 May 2026.[1][2]
The Championships will be staged concurrently with the 2026 Senior, U18, U20 and Age Group and U16 Championships.[3]
All athletes are classified according to their impairment and competition is a combined format where athletes of multiple different classifications compete against each other.[3] Each classification consists of a three character code, starting with a letter and followed by a two-digit number. The letter specifies the event type: T for track and jumping events, and F for throwing events. The first digit of the number specifies the type of impairment and the second digit the severity of the impairment; the lower the second number, the more impaired.
- T/F11–13 (visual impairment)
- T/F20 (intellectual impairment)
- T/F31–34 (wheelchair events for athletes with a movement disorder, including cerebral palsy)
- T/F35–38 (ambulant events for athletes with a movement disorder, including cerebral palsy)
- T/F40–41 (short stature, including dwarfism)
- T/F42–44 (leg impairment, lower limb affected by limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement)
- T/F45–47 (arm impairment, upper limbs affected by limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement)
- T/F51–57 (wheelchair events for athletes with a lower body impairment, including paraplegia)
- T/F61-64 (Lower limb/s competing with prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference)
Event schedule
The first draft schedule was published in December 2025.[4]
| Key | P | Q | H | ½ | F |
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| Value | Preliminary round | Qualifiers | Heats | Semifinals | Final |
M = morning session, E = evening session
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