World Para Athletics Junior Championships

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The World Para Athletics Junior Championships are a biennial Paralympic athletics event organized by World Para Athletics, a subcommittee of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC). It features athletics events contested by athletes with physical and intellectual disabilities in two age groups; under 20 and under 18. The first Championships were held in Nottwil, Switzerland in 2017, and will return there for the second edition in 2019.[https://www.nottwil2019.ch/ World Para Athletics Junior Championships To Begin in Switzerland], World Para Athletics They are a partial Paralympic parallel to the IAAF World U20 Championships for able-bodied athletes, although both junior (under 20) and youth (under 18) events are held in the Paralympic equivalent.{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/nottwil-2017|title=Nottwil 2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/nottwil-2019|title=Nottwil 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.nottwil2017.ch/en/start_list_results/ |title=World Para Athletics Junior Championships |access-date=2019-07-31 |archive-date=2017-12-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228130004/http://www.nottwil2017.ch/en/start_list_results |url-status=dead }}

Championships

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Edition !Year !City !Country !Date !Venue !No. of Events !No. of Athletes !Best Nation
align=center\| 1 \|align=center\| 2017 ({{detailsLink\|2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships}}) \| Nottwil \| {{SUI}} \| 3–6 August \| Sport Arena Nottwil \| align=center\|117 \| align=center\|275 \| {{USA}}
align=center\| 2 \|align=center\| 2019 ({{detailsLink\|2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships}}) \| Nottwil \| {{SUI}} \| 1–4 August \| Sport Arena Nottwil \| align=center\|109 \| align=center\|300 \| {{USA}}

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Edition

!Year

!City

!Country

!Date

!Venue

!No. of
Events

!No. of
Athletes

!Best Nation

align=center| 1

|align=center| 2017 ({{detailsLink|2017 World Para Athletics Junior Championships}})

| Nottwil

| {{SUI}}

| 3–6 August

| Sport Arena Nottwil

| align=center|117

| align=center|275

| {{USA}}

align=center| 2

|align=center| 2019 ({{detailsLink|2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships}})

| Nottwil

| {{SUI}}

| 1–4 August

| Sport Arena Nottwil

| align=center|109

| align=center|300

| {{USA}}

All-time combined medals

As of 2019.[https://www.paralympic.org/nottwil-2019 Nottwil 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships]{{cite web|url=https://www.nottwil2019.ch/de/startliste_resultate/results_2017/|title=Results 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130192638/https://www.nottwil2019.ch/de/startliste_resultate/results_2017/|archive-date=2020-11-30|access-date=2023-09-23}}{{cite web|url=https://www.nottwil2019.ch/__/frontend/handler/document.php?id=166&type=42|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201130192638/https://www.nottwil2019.ch/__/frontend/handler/document.php?id=166&type=42|archive-date=2020-11-30|title=2017 Medal table}}

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| gold_USA = 34 | silver_USA = 11 | bronze_USA = 19

| gold_BRA = 15 | silver_BRA = 13 | bronze_BRA = 7

| gold_GBR = 15 | silver_GBR = 12 | bronze_GBR = 9

| gold_MEX = 15 | silver_MEX = 10 | bronze_MEX = 6

| gold_GER = 13 | silver_GER = 14 | bronze_GER = 11

| gold_IND = 13 | silver_IND = 9 | bronze_IND = 6

| gold_IRN = 12 | silver_IRN = 5 | bronze_IRN = 5

| gold_RSA = 11 | silver_RSA = 10 | bronze_RSA = 6

| gold_JPN = 11 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 4

| gold_ESP = 9 | silver_ESP = 9 | bronze_ESP = 13

| gold_COL = 8 | silver_COL = 5 | bronze_COL = 3

| gold_TUR = 8 | silver_TUR = 3 | bronze_TUR = 2

| gold_POL = 6 | silver_POL = 8 | bronze_POL =2

| gold_AUS = 5 | silver_AUS = 6 | bronze_AUS = 9

| gold_BLR = 5 | silver_BLR = 4 | bronze_BLR = 0

| gold_ECU = 5 | silver_ECU = 3 | bronze_ECU = 2

| gold_AUT = 5 | silver_AUT = 2 | bronze_AUT = 2

| gold_CRO = 3 | silver_CRO = 8 | bronze_CRO = 1

| gold_POR = 3 | silver_POR = 5 | bronze_POR = 1

| gold_CAN = 3 | silver_CAN = 4 | bronze_CAN = 1

| gold_UAE = 2 | silver_UAE = 8 | bronze_UAE = 5

| gold_ITA = 2 | silver_ITA = 7 | bronze_ITA = 9

| gold_ARG = 3 | silver_ARG = 6 | bronze_ARG = 4

| gold_KSA = 2 | silver_KSA = 4 | bronze_KSA = 0

| gold_SUI = 2 | silver_SUI = 3 | bronze_SUI = 2

| gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 2 | bronze_FIN = 2

| gold_CHI = 2 | silver_CHI = 2 | bronze_CHI = 0

| gold_BUL = 2 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 1

| gold_MRI = 2 | silver_MRI = 1 | bronze_MRI = 1

| gold_BHN = 2 | silver_BHN = 0 | bronze_BHN = 2

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 3 | bronze_FRA = 7

| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 2 | bronze_NOR = 3

| gold_IRL = 1 | silver_IRL = 2 | bronze_IRL = 0

| gold_EGY = 1 | silver_EGY = 1 | bronze_EGY = 2

| gold_NZL = 1 | silver_NZL = 1 | bronze_NZL = 0

| gold_ISL = 1 | silver_ISL = 0 | bronze_ISL = 1

| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 2 | bronze_BEL = 4

| gold_JAM = 0 | silver_JAM = 2 | bronze_JAM = 1

| gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 2

| gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 0

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| gold_USA = 18 | silver_USA = 8 | bronze_USA = 10

| gold_IRN = 12 | silver_IRN = 5 | bronze_IRN = 5

| gold_GBR = 11 | silver_GBR = 4 | bronze_GBR = 5

| gold_MEX = 8 | silver_MEX = 7 | bronze_MEX = 3

| gold_COL = 8 | silver_COL = 4 | bronze_COL = 2

| gold_BRA = 7 | silver_BRA = 6 | bronze_BRA = 3

| gold_JPN = 7 | silver_JPN = 0 | bronze_JPN = 2

| gold_AUS = 5 | silver_AUS = 6 | bronze_AUS = 9

| gold_ESP = 5 | silver_ESP = 5 | bronze_ESP = 6

| gold_GER = 5 | silver_GER = 5 | bronze_GER = 5

| gold_SAF = 4 | silver_SAF = 0 | bronze_SAF = 1

| gold_POL = 3 | silver_POL = 4 | bronze_POL = 1

| gold_TUR = 3 | silver_TUR = 1 | bronze_TUR = 1

| gold_ARG = 2 | silver_ARG = 5 | bronze_ARG = 3

| gold_IND = 2 | silver_IND = 3 | bronze_IND = 0

| gold_CAN = 2 | silver_CAN = 2 | bronze_CAN = 1

| gold_CHI = 2 | silver_CHI = 2 | bronze_CHI = 0

| gold_AUT = 2 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 2

| gold_ECU = 2 | silver_ECU = 1 | bronze_ECU = 2

| gold_KSA = 2 | silver_KSA = 0 | bronze_KSA = 0

| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 4 | bronze_ITA = 5

| gold_CRO = 1 | silver_CRO = 3 | bronze_CRO = 0

| gold_POR = 1 | silver_POR = 2 | bronze_POR = 1

| gold_NZL = 1 | silver_NZL = 1 | bronze_NZL = 0

| gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 1 | bronze_SUI = 0

| gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 0 | bronze_BUL = 1

| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 1

| gold_UAE = 0 | silver_UAE = 5 | bronze_UAE = 2

| gold_BLR = 0 | silver_BLR = 3 | bronze_BLR = 0

| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 2 | bronze_BEL = 2

| gold_JAM = 0 | silver_JAM = 2 | bronze_JAM = 1

| gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 1 | bronze_CZE = 0

| gold_HKG = 0 | silver_HKG = 1 | bronze_HKG = 0

| gold_FRA = 0 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 1

| gold_ISL = 0 | silver_ISL = 0 | bronze_ISL = 1

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Source:{{cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/2019-08/20190801-04_Medal%20Table%20combined.pdf |title=Medal Table COMBINED |access-date=2023-09-23}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.paralympic.org/nottwil-2019|title=Nottwil 2019 World Para Athletics Junior Championships}}

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| gold_USA = 16 | silver_USA = 3 | bronze_USA = 9

| gold_IND = 11 | silver_IND = 6 | bronze_IND = 6

| gold_GER = 8 | silver_GER = 9 | bronze_GER = 8

| gold_BRA = 8 | silver_BRA = 7 | bronze_BRA = 4

| gold_RSA = 7 | silver_RSA = 10 | bronze_RSA = 5

| gold_MEX = 7 | silver_MEX = 3 | bronze_MEX = 3

| gold_TUR = 5 | silver_TUR = 2 | bronze_TUR = 1

| gold_BLR = 5 | silver_BLR = 1 | bronze_BLR = 0

| gold_GBR = 4 | silver_GBR = 9 | bronze_GBR = 4

| gold_ESP = 4 | silver_ESP = 4 | bronze_ESP = 7

| gold_JPN = 4 | silver_JPN = 1 | bronze_JPN = 2

| gold_POL = 3 | silver_POL = 4 | bronze_POL = 1

| gold_ECU = 3 | silver_ECU = 2 | bronze_ECU = 0

| gold_AUT = 3 | silver_AUT = 1 | bronze_AUT = 0

| gold_CRO = 2 | silver_CRO = 5 | bronze_CRO = 1

| gold_UAE = 2 | silver_UAE = 3 | bronze_UAE = 3

| gold_POR = 2 | silver_POR = 3 | bronze_POR = 0

| gold_FIN = 2 | silver_FIN = 2 | bronze_FIN = 2

| gold_MRI = 2 | silver_MRI = 1 | bronze_MRI = 1

| gold_BHR = 2 | silver_BHR = 0 | bronze_BHR = 2

| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 3 | bronze_FRA = 6

| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 3 | bronze_ITA = 4

| gold_SUI = 1 | silver_SUI = 2 | bronze_SUI = 2

| gold_IRL = 1 | silver_IRL = 2 | bronze_IRL = 0

| gold_CAN = 1 | silver_CAN = 2 | bronze_CAN = 0

| gold_EGY = 1 | silver_EGY = 1 | bronze_EGY = 2

| gold_ARG = 1 | silver_ARG = 1 | bronze_ARG = 1

| gold_BUL = 1 | silver_BUL = 1 | bronze_BUL = 0

| gold_ISL = 1 | silver_ISL = 0 | bronze_ISL = 0

| gold_KSA = 0 | silver_KSA = 4 | bronze_KSA = 0

| gold_NOR = 0 | silver_NOR = 2 | bronze_NOR = 2

| gold_COL = 0 | silver_COL = 1 | bronze_COL = 1

| gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 0 | bronze_CZE = 2

| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 2

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Classification

F = field athletes
T = track athletes
P = pentathlon
11-13 – visually impaired, 11 and 12 compete with a sighted guide
20 – intellectual disability
31-38 – cerebral palsy or other conditions that affect muscle co-ordination and control. Athletes in class 31-34 compete in a seated position; athletes in class 35-38 compete standing.
40-46 – amputation, les autre
51-58 – wheelchair athletes

References

Athletics

Category:Parasports world championships

Paraathletics

Category:Para-athletics competitions

Category:Recurring sporting events established in 2017

Category:Biennial athletics competitions

Category:Under-20 athletics competitions

Category:Under-18 athletics competitions

World Para Athletics Junior Championships

Championships

All-time combined medals

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Classification

See also

References