World Para Athletics European Championships Explained

Sport:	Athletics
Founded:	2003
Continent:	European (IPC)

The World Para Athletics European Championships (European Para Athletics Championships), known prior to 2018 as the IPC Athletics European Championships is an event organized by World Para Athletics, the international athletics federation established under the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in 2016.^[1] Athletes with a physical disability compete, and there is also a specific category for athletes with an intellectual disability. Organised biennially, the original Games ran from 2003 to 2005 as an Open Championship but the event was frozen in 2005, but returned in 2012 in Stadskanaal, Netherlands.

The first IPC Athletics European Championships was held in Assen, Netherlands in 2003 as an Open Championship.^{[2] [3]}

Championships

Edition	Year	City	Country	Date	Venue	No. of Events	No. of Athletes	Best Nation
1	2003	Assen^[4]		15 – 21 Jun	Stadsbroek sports park	215	700
2	2005	Espoo^[5]		22 – 27 August	Leppävaara stadium	+150	750
3	2012	Stadskanaal		24 – 28 June	Stadskanaal Stadium	144	550
4	2014	Swansea^[6]		18 – 23 August	Swansea University Stadium	193	550
5	2016	Grosseto^[7]		10 – 16 June	Stadio Olimpico Carlo Zecchini	171	700
6	2018	Berlin^[8]		20 – 26 August	Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark	182	600
7	2021	Bydgoszcz^[9]		1 – 5 June	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium	157	670

Classification

• F = field athletes.
• T = track athletes.
• P = pentathlon.
• 11-13 – visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide.
• 20 – intellectual disability.
• 31-38 – cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing.
• 41-46 – amputation, les autres.
• 51-58 – wheelchair athletes.

Medal table

As of 2021.^{[10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

• In the 2005 IPC Athletics European Championships, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Iran, Japan, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates were all guests in the championships and have won medals for their country respectively.

See also

• World Para Athletics Championships
• European Athletics Championships

External links

• EPC European Championships Athletics 2003 in Assen / Netherlands - Sportpark Stadsbroek (in Italian)
• 2005 IPC Athletics Open European Championships Espoo (in Italian) (Archived)
• 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships
• 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships
• 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships
• 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships
• 2021 European Championships

Notes and References

1. Web site: Para Athletics (formerly IPC Athletics) - About the Sport . 2024-08-20 . International Paralympic Committee . en.
2. Web site: History. paralympic.org. 6 August 2013.
3. Web site: World Para Athletics 2020 season: Status update . International Paralympic Committee . 8 June 2020 . en.
4. Web site: Entry Deadline Approaching for Athletics Europeans . 27 April 2012. 1 August 2013. paralympic.org.
5. Web site: Forget Helsinki. 16 August 2005. Mike. Burnett. 1 August 2013. bbc.co.uk.
6. Web site: Swansea to host 2014 IPC European Athletics Championships . 22 March 2013. 1 August 2013. athleticsweekly.com.
7. Web site: Grosseto 2016: About us . 18 May 2016. paralympic.org.
8. Web site: IPC chooses Berlin to stage 2018 European Championships . 16 July 2016. 18 July 2016. BBC Sport.
9. Web site: Bydgoszcz to host 2020 European Championships. 25 June 2019. World Para Athletics.
10. Web site: 2003 European Athletics Championships Results (in German). 4 February 2019. teamthomas.org.de.
11. Web site: 2005 European Athletics Championships Results. 5 February 2019. fsrim.org.mk.
12. Web site: 2012 IPC Athletics European Championships - Official Results Book. 29 June 2012. International Paralympic Committee.
13. Web site: 2016 IPC Athletics European Championships. 16 June 2016. International Paralympic Committee.
14. Web site: Berlin 2018 Medal Count. 6 February 2019. International Paralympic Committee.
15. Web site: 6 June 2021. Medal Standings Bydgoszcz 2021. World Para Athletics.