India finished in the top six of the Para World Championships in the previous edition in Kobe, Japan 2024 for the first time with 17 medals including six gold medals.
India will host the World Para Athletics Championships for the first time next year, and the competition will be staged in New 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 New 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.
India finished in the top six of the Para World Championships in the previous edition in Kobe, Japan 2024 for the first time with 17 medals including six gold medals.
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