2006 IPC Athletics World Championships explained

4th IPC Athletics World Championships
Host City:Assen
Country: Netherlands
Dates:2–9 September
Nations:76
Athletes:1097
Stadium:Sports Park Stadsbroek
Previous:2002 Lille

The 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Assen, Netherlands from 2–9 September 2006. It was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition for athletes with a disability organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

The main venue for the competition was Sports Park Stadsbroek, with the marathon events taking place in the surrounding area. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at De Smelt Stadium. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands was present for the opening of the championships. A total of 76 nations and 1097 athletes took part in the events.[1] [2] [3]

Over the course of the nine-day competition 51 IPC world records were broken. Among these were sprint records by visually impaired runner Jason Smyth and amputee sportsman Oscar Pistorius.[4] China was the top performing nation, with 22 gold medals among its haul of 55 medals.[5] The United States and Australia were the next best nations, with each securing 16 golds and 32 medals in total. Among the participating nations, 58 reached the medal table.[6]

The IPC launched its own internet streaming service at paralympicsport.tv (later moved to a YouTube channel), which broadcast live events from the competition.[7] [8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2006-08-30 . Assen gets set . en-GB . BBC Disability Sport . live . 23 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223114350/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/5293410.stm . 23 December 2023.
  2. Web site: History - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223114655/https://www.paralympic.org/lyon-2013/history . 23 December 2023 . 23 December 2023 . International Paralympic Committee . en-GB.
  3. Web site: 24 July 2006 . Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181030194903/http://en.olympic.cn/news/world/2006-07-24/896552.html . 30 October 2018 . 23 December 2023 . Official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee.
  4. Web site: 23 December 2023 . IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223113330/https://www.team-thomas.org/res06/records_Assen.pdf . 23 December 2023 . 17 April 2016 . www.team-thomas.org.
  5. Web site: 14 September 2006 . China tops IPC Athletics World Champs . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223115008/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2006-09/14/content_689032.htm . 23 December 2023 . 23 December 2023 . CHINAdaily.
  6. Wilkens. Miriam . The Paralympian, issue 4, 2006 . dead . The Paralympia . Adenauerallee 212-214 D-53113 Bonn, Germany . International Paralympic Committee . https://web.archive.org/web/20160330114125/https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/magazine/120209182142971_2006_4%2BParalympian_web.pdf . 30 March 2016 . 23 December 2023.
  7. Web site: IPC Athletics World Championship Assen, The Netherlands, 2006 FIMITIC . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223122758/https://www.fimitic.org/content/ipc-athletics-world-championship-assen-netherlands-2006 . 23 December 2023 . 23 December 2023 . FIMITIC.
  8. Web site: Bourgeois . Beth . 2006-09-06 . Webcast of the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231223122943/https://www.audacitymagazine.com/webcast-of-the-2006-ipc-athletics-world-championships/ . 23 December 2023 . 2023-12-23 . Audacity Magazine . en-US.

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