Two-time Paralympic javelin throw champion Sumit Antil and sprinter Preethi Pal will be among the big names set to lead India’s 73-member contingent at the World Para Athletics Championships 2025, starting in New Delhi on Saturday
Live streaming and telecast of the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 will be available in India.
More than 2000 athletes from 104 countries will compete in 186 medal events – 101 men’s, 84 women’s and one mixed – in the 12th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships.
Apart from Sumit Antil, who is also the defending champion in the javelin throw F64 class, and two-time Paralympic bronze medallist Preethi Pal, Indian para-athletes Praveen Kumar, Dharambir Nain and Navdeep will also be carrying the medal hopes for the host nation.
High jumper Praveen Kumar won a silver medal at Tokyo 2020 and a Paralympic gold four years later, while Dharambir Nain won gold in the club throw event at Paris 2024.
Dharambir and Preethi were India’s flag bearers during the opening ceremony.
Javelin thrower Navdeep Singh, on the other hand, won the gold medal at Paris 2024. However, high jumper Mariyappan Thangavelu, who is a three-time Paralympic medallist, is not a part of the Indian contingent.
High jumper Sharad Kumar, who won bronze and silver at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, respectively, also failed to make the cut for the Indian squad.
Of the 73 para athletes in the Indian squad, 19 of them are women.
Last year, para athletes won 17 of the 84 medals that India clinched at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
India have won 45 medals – 13 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze – at the World Para Athletics Championships over the years.
At the Kobe 2024 World Para Athletics Championships, India finished sixth in the standings after bagging 17 medals – six gold, five silver and six bronze.
Where to watch World Para Athletics Championships 2025 live in India
Live streaming of the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 will be available on the Prasar Bharati Sports YouTube channel and Waves OTT. Live telecast of the World Para Athletics Championships New Delhi can be seen on DD Sports TV channel.
World Para Athletics Championships 2025 schedule
Only finals. As per Indian Standard Time (IST)
September 27, Saturday
- Women’s long jump T37 – 9:27 AM
- Men’s 5000m T11 – 9:30 AM
- Women’s shot put F41 – 10:03 AM
- Women’s javelin throw F46 – 10:22 AM
- Women’s shot put F36 – 10:56 AM
- Men’s 100m T71 – 11:10 AM
- Women’s 100m T71 – 11:17 AM
- Men’s long jump T11 – 5:15 PM
- Women’s discus throw F53 – 5:25 PM
- Men’s shot put F37 – 5:43 PM
- Men’s high jump T63 – 6:00 PM
- Men’s 100m T47 – 7:03 PM
- Women’s 400m T20 – 7:15 PM
September 28, Sunday
- Women’s discus throw F57 – 9:00 AM
- Men’s shot put F55 – 9:05 AM
- Women’s javelin throw F13 – 09:15 AM
- Men’s long jump T20 – 9:25 AM
- Men’s shot put F12 – 9:37 AM
- Women’s 1500m T11 – 9:45 AM
- Women’s 1500m T13 – 10:00 AM
- Women’s 5000m T54 – 10:10 AM
- Men’s club throw F32 – 5:00 PM
- Men’s javelin throw F57 – 5:15 PM
- Men’s 100m T12 – 5:40 PM
- Women’s 100m T13 – 5:48 PM
- Men’s long jump T47 – 5:51 PM
- Men’s 400m T72 – 6:15 PM
- Women’s 400m T72 – 6:22 PM
- Women’s shot put F37 – 6:26 PM
- Men’s 100m T37 – 6:37 PM
- Men’s 100m T38 – 6:44 PM
- Men’s 5000m T54 – 7:00 PM
- Women’s 400m T34 – 7:36 PM
- Women’s 400m T37 – 7:43 PM
September 29, Monday
- Women’s discus throw F44 – 9:00 AM
- Men’s shot put F53 – 9:05 AM
- Women’s long jump T12 – 9:50 AM
- Men’s 400m T36 – 10:09 AM
- Men’s shot put F40 – 10:15 AM
- Women’s discus throw F64 – 10:40 AM
- Women’s javelin throw F34 – 5:00 PM
- Men’s discus throw F52 – 5:05 PM
- Women’s 100m T47 – 5:36 PM
- Men’s 400m T34 – 6:07 PM
- Men’s long jump T63 – 6:12 PM
- Women’s shot put F20 – 6:32 PM
- Women’s 800m T53 – 6:38 PM
- Men’s javelin throw F46 – 6:43 PM
- Women’s 800m T54 – 6:48 PM
- Men’s 400m T53 – 7:00 PM
- Women’s 400m T11 – 7:10 PM
September 30, Tuesday
- Men’s discus throw F56 – 9:00 AM
- Women’s shot put F54 – 9:10 AM
- Men’s 1500m T13 – 9:28 AM
- Men’s 200m T35 – 9:53 AM
- Men’s long jump T12 – 10:00 AM
- Men’s shot put F41 – 10:18 AM
- Men’s 400m T54 – 10:45 AM
- Men’s 400m T20 – 10:52 AM
- Men’s 100m T43, T44 – 11:20 AM
- Women’s club throw F32 – 5:00 PM
- Men’s javelin throw F44 – 5:05 PM
- Women’s shot put F34 – 5:10 PM
- Men’s 200m T37 – 5:20 PM
- Women’s 200m T13 – 5:27 PM
- Men’s shot put F11 – 5:37 PM
- Men’s 100m T72 – 6:01 PM
- Men’s 100m T13 – 6:08 PM
- Men’s 100m T13 – 6:15 PM
- Women’s long jump T63 – 6:25 PM
- Men’s javelin throw F64 – 7:08 PM
- Women’s 100m T36 – 7:30 PM
- Men’s 100m T64 – 7:37 PM
- Men’s 400m T11 – 7:48 PM
- Men’s 1500m T11 – 7:56 PM
October 1, Wednesday
- Women’s javelin throw F56 – 9:00 AM
- Men’s shot put F36 – 9:10 AM
- Women’s javelin throw F54 – 9:20 AM
- Women’s 1500m T54 – 9:33 AM
- Men’s long jump T13 – 9:45 AM
- Women’s 400m T47 – 9:45 AM
- Women’s discus throw F11 – 10:00 AM
- Women’s 100m T37 – 10:47 AM
- Women’s long jump T38 – 5:05 PM
- Women’s shot put F32 – 5:10 PM
- Men’s 100m T34 – 5:33 PM
- Women’s 100m T34 – 5:40 PM
- Women’s 100m T44 – 5:47 PM
- Women’s 400m T20 – 6:30 PM
- Men’s 800m T20 – 6:48 PM
- Men’s 400m T52 – 7:02 PM
- Men’s 400m T38 – 7:09 PM
- Men’s shot put F20 – 7:16 PM
- Men’s javelin throw F38 – 7:23 PM
- Men’s 5000m T13 – 7:20 PM
- Women’s 5000m T13 – 7:20 PM
- Women’s 100m T63 – 8:03 PM
- Women’s 400m T11 – 8:10 PM
- Women’s 100m T64 – 8:18 PM
October 2, Thursday
- Men’s javelin throw F34 – 9:00 AM
- Women’s shot put F57 – 9:10 AM
- Men’s 1500m T54 – 9:20 AM
- Men’s long jump T36 – 9:27 AM
- Men’s discus throw F37 – 10:03 AM
- Women’s shot put F46 – 10:14 AM
- Women’s 400m T47 – 10:35 AM
- Men’s club throw F51 – 5:00 PM
- Men’s long jump T44 – 5:05 PM
- Women’s shot put F32 – 5:10 PM
- Men’s discus throw F57 – 5:35 PM
- Men’s 400m T47 – 5:40 PM
- Men’s shot put F46 – 6:28 PM
- Women’s 100m T53 – 6:45 PM
- Men’s 100m T53 – 6:51 PM
- Men’s long jump T64 – 6:55 PM
- Women’s 100m T54 – 6:59 PM
- Women’s 200m T38 – 7:20 PM
- Women’s 1500m T20 – 7:32 PM
October 3, Friday
- Women’s shot put F64 – 9:00 AM
- Women’s discus throw F41 – 9:10 AM
- Men’s long jump T37 – 9:20 AM
- Men’s discus throw F11 – 9:56 AM
- Women’s shot put F44 – 10:23 AM
- Men’s 100m T36 – 10:56 AM
- Men’s discus throw F44 – 5:00 PM
- Women’s shot put F33 – 5:10 PM
- Men’s 400m T12 – 5:15 PM
- Men’s high jump T47 – 5:20 PM
- Men’s 400m T13 – 5:24 PM
- Women’s long jump T64 – 5:29 PM
- Men’s 100m T54 – 6:01 PM
- Men’s shot put F35 – 6:08 PM
- Women’s 200m T36 – 6:20 PM
- Women’s 200m T35 – 6:27 PM
- Men’s discus throw F64 – 6:40 PM
- Women’s 400m T53 – 6:50 PM
- Women’s 400m T54 – 6:57 PM
- Women’s 100m T12 – 7:10 PM
- Men’s 100m T11 – 7:18 PM
October 4, Saturday
- Women’s shot put F12 – 9:00 AM
- Women’s long jump T47 – 9:05 AM
- Men’s javelin throw F54 – 9:10 AM
- Men’s 1500m T20 – 9:25 AM
- Women’s shot put F35 – 10:18 AM
- Women’s club throw F51 – 5:00 PM
- Men’s shot put F38 – 5:05 PM
- Women’s long jump T11 – 5:10 PM
- Men’s shot put F57 – 5:15 PM
- Men’s high jump T64 – 5:45 PM
- Men’s 100m T52 – 6:05 PM
- Men’s 100m T35 – 6:15 PM
- Men’s 100m T51 – 6:24 PM
- Men’s javelin throw F13 – 6:30 PM
- Women’s 800m T34 – 6:35 PM
- Men’s 1500m T46 – 7:15 PM
- Mixed Universal 4x100m Relay – 7:25 PM
October 5, Sunday
- Women’s discus throw F55 – 9:00 AM
- Women’s long jump T20 – 9:23 AM
- Men’s shot put F33 – 9:27 AM
- Men’s 1500m T52 – 9:50 AM
- Men’s 800m T34 – 10:00 AM
- Women’s shot put F40 – 10:21 AM
- Men’s shot put F34 – 5:00 PM
- Women’s discus throw F38 – 5:10 PM
- Women’s 200m T12 – 5:15 PM
- Women’s 200m T11 – 5:23 PM
- Men’s 200m T51 – 5:31 PM
- Men’s long jump T36 – 5:37 PM
- Women’s 100m T35 – 5:42 PM
- Men’s 100m T63 – 5:49 PM
- Men’s shot put F63 – 5:55 PM
- Women’s 200m T37 – 6:00 PM
- Women’s 200m T47 – 6:07 PM
- Men’s 200m T44 – 6:14 PM
- Men’s javelin throw F41 – 6:18 PM
- Women’s 200m T44 – 6:23 PM
- Men’s 1500m T38 – 6:35 PM
- Women’s 400m T13 – 6:45 PM
- Men’s 400m T62 – 6:52 PM
- Women’s 400m T38 – 6:59 PM
- Men’s 800m T54 – 7:10 PM
- Men’s 200m T64 – 7:23 PM
- Women’s 200m T64 – 7:30 PM
World Para Athletics Championships 2025: India squad
Men: Ajeet Singh (Javelin F45/46), Banti (High Jump T44/64), Birbhadra Singh (Discus Throw F57), Devender Kumar (Discus Throw F43/44), Dharambir (Club Throw F51), Hanry (Discus Throw F37), Manjeet (Javelin F12/13), Manu (Shot Put F37), Mohd Yasser (Shot Put F45/46), Navdeep (Javelin F40/41), Nishad Kumar (High Jump T45/46/47), Pardeep (Discus Throw F43/44), Pardeep (Long Jump T43/44), Parveen (Shot Put F45/46), Praveen Kumar (High Jump T44/64), Rahul (High Jump T42/63), Ram Pal (High Jump T45/46/47), Rinku (Javelin F45/46), Sagar (Shot Put F11), Sandeep (Javelin F42/44), Sandeep (200m T44), Sumit Antil (Javelin F61-64), Vikas (Long Jump T45/46/47), Vishu (Long Jump T12), Banothu Akira Nandan (400m T35/38), Varun Singh Bhati (High Jump T42/63), Rakeshbhai Bhatt (100m T37), Hem Chandra (Javelin F55/56/57), Dharmaraj Solairaj (Long Jump T62/64), Dilip Mahadu Gavit (400m T45/46/47), Monu Ghangas (Shot Put, Discus Throw F11), Mahendra Gurjar (Long Jump, Javelin T42/61/63, F42/44), Sundar Singh Gurjar (Javelin F45/46), Hokato Hotozhe Sema (Shot Put F56/57), Shubham Juyal (Shot Put F56/57), Atul Kaushik (Discus Throw F57), Sachin Sarjerao Khilari (Shot Put F45/46), Yogesh Kathuniya (Discus Throw F54/55/56), Pardeep Kumar (Discus Throw, Javelin F62/F64; F61/64), Parveen Kumar (Javelin F55/56/57), Pradeep Kumar (Javelin F52/53/54), Priyansh Kumar (Discus Throw F57), Shailesh Kumar (High Jump T42/63), Mit Bharatbhai Patel (Long T43/44), Soman Rana (Shot Put F56/57), Unni Renu (Long Jump T43/44), Ravi Rongali (Shot Put F40), Sandip Sanjay Sagar (Javelin F42/44), Ajay Singh (Long Jump T45/46/47), Pushpendra Singh (Javelin F42/44), Pranav Soorma (Club Throw F51), Sagar Thayat (Discus Throw F43/44), Shreyansh Trivedi (100m T37), Ayush Verma (Shot Put F53)
Women: Dayawanti (Shot Put; Discus Throw F61-64; F62/F64), Karamjyoti (Discus Throw F54/55), Pooja (Discus Throw F54/55), Sharmila (Shot Put F55/56/57), Simran (100m, 200m; T12), Ekta Bhyan (Club Throw F51), Anjanaben Rohitbhai Bumbadiya (400m T45/46/47), Suresh Nimisha (Long Jump T45/46/47), Bhavanaben Ajabaji (Javelin F45/46), Bhagyashri Madhavrao Jadhav (Shot Put F34), Keerthika Jayachandran (Shot Put F53/54), Deepthi Jeevanji (400m T20), Sakshi Kasana (Discus Throw F54/55), Anandhi Kulanthaisamy (Club Throw F31/32), Kanchan Lakhani (Discus Throw F51/53), Kashish Lakra (Club Throw F51), Preethi Pal (100m; 200m T35), Suchitra Parida (Javelin F55/56), Amisha Rawat (Shot Put F45/46)