2015 IPC Athletics World Championships
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| Host city | Doha, Qatar | ||
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| Events | 210 | ||
| Dates | 21 – 31 October | ||
| Main venue | Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium | ||
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The 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability. It was held in Doha, Qatar and took place between 21 and 31 October. The event was held at the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha and featured 210 medal events; 119 for men and 91 for women athletes. The Marathon events which are traditionally part of the world championships were separated from the competition and instead held on 26 April as part of the London Marathon.
In January 2013 the IPC announced that Doha would hold the 2015 athletics world championships. In March 2014 the Suhaim Bin Hamad Stadium, a 15,000-seat venue with an eight-lane track, was confirmed as the host of the event which would take place between 19 and 28 November. However the championships were moved forward by a month to 22 October to avoid construction work around the city. In October 2014 it was decided that the Marathon events would be held separately. The marathon was staged on 26 April at the 2015 London Marathon.
The International Paralympic Committee provided live video coverage of over 70 hours of events on its website, as well as live coverage, videos of events and interviews on its ParalympicSportTV channel on YouTube.
In the United Kingdom, Channel 4's sister channel More4 aired live coverage daily throughout the Championship.
Coverage in Germany was streamed live on www.deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de with further availability on the German Olympic Sports Confederation (DOSB) sports channel.
The qualification period for the championships lasted from 1 January 2014 to 31 August 2015 with a maximum of three athletes from each nation qualifying for each individual event. Each athlete was required to meet at least the B qualification standards in one IPC approved event. Athletes were required to enter at least one individual event to be able to participate in relays. However, in events where classes are combined each nation may send a maximum of five qualifying athletes.
The marathon events were held separately, taking place on 26 April, the reason given was that the London Marathon would give a better schedule for the athletes. The qualifying period for the marathon events were run between 1 January 2014 to 9 February 2015. All athletes were required to meet the minimum qualifying time to be able to participate having achieved the time at an IPC approved event. Up to six athletes from one country were allowed to compete in each class for the marathon. A maximum of two guide runners per an athlete were allowed for the T11 and 12 classes.
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