Tashkent to host World Para Athletics Championships 2027

Key facts

• World Para Athletics (WPA) announced that the 13th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships will be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in June 2027.
• The event will take place at the Olympic City Main Stadium.
• This marks the first time the championships will be staged in Uzbekistan and Central Asia.
• Tashkent 2027 will be the fifth time the event is hosted in Asia, following Doha 2015, Dubai 2019, Kobe 2024, and New Delhi 2025.
• The 2027 championships expect around 1,300 athletes from more than 100 nations to participate.
• The programme will include at least 164 events.
• The 2025 edition of the championships was held in New Delhi, India, where Brazil topped the medals table.
• Uzbekistan finished inside the top 15 with five gold medals at the New Delhi 2025 edition.