2011 IPC Athletics World Championships
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| Host city | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||
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| Nations participating | 80 | ||
| Athletes participating | 1060 | ||
| Dates | 21 – 30 January | ||
| Main venue | QEII Stadium | ||
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The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Over 1000 athletes competed, including Oscar Pistorius, the Blade Runner, who competed in class T44 at the 100m, 4x100m relay, 200m, and 400m events.
A warm-up meet, with free entry for the audience, was held on Friday January 14.
Estimates placed the total visitor spend in the city at around $12 million.
The championship was staged in the 20,000-seat Queen Elizabeth II Park stadium that was built in 1973 for the 1974 British Commonwealth Games. Three weeks after the championship closed, the venue was damaged beyond repair in the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake and has since been demolished.
At least 120 journalists from 13 countries reported on the Championships. The countries included Brazil, Egypt, Finland, Switzerland, Algeria, Australia, Colombia and the United Kingdom.
The internet-TV channel ParalympicSport.TV, owned by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), in conjunction with Sky Television and Kordia, broadcast daily live coverage of the Championships. ParalympicSport.TV also added clips to their YouTube channel.
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