2019 World Para Athletics Championships
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The 2019 World Para Athletics Championships is an upcoming Paralympic track and field meet organized by the World Para Athletics subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee. It is the 9th edition of the event, formerly known as the IPC Athletics World Championship prior to 2017.
In July 2017 during London 2017 there were reports and speculation that London could once again hold the games in 2019 due to the success of the 2017 event and the 2012 Summer Paralympics. Wheelchair racer Brent Lakatos was vocal on Twitter and drummed up support from other athletes. British superstar Jonnie Peacock closed his part on Channel 4's coverage of the 2017 event by saying "let's have some fun back here in 2019."
On 24 July 2017, UK Athletics chairman Richard Bowker confirmed that London was to place a bid for the 2019 championships;Kuala Lumpur is also expected to be in the running to be the host of the 2019 event with a deadline for bids set for September 2017. If the bid is successful London and the United Kingdom will become the first ever city and country to consecutively host the World Para Athletics Championships.
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