London has won the right to host the 2017 Paralympic Athletics World Championships. The Championships will be held at the Olympic Stadium just one month before the World Athletics Championships. It is the first time a city has hosted the two championships in the same year. “London’s Paralympic Games were the first ever to sell out, and these Championships provide a perfect chance to build on that enthusiasm,” Mayor Boris Johnson said. “By bringing the IPC Athletics World Championships to our wonderful Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park just a month before the World Athletics Championships, the capital is poised to recreate the magic of 2012.” This summer’s Paralympic Games was hailed as the “best Games” in history by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Sir Philip Craven. A total 1,134 athletes took part in track and field events in London, setting 102 world and 139 Paralympic records. Every session of the athletics competition at the Paralympics drew sold-out crowds of 80,000. What is the Gold Event Series? The series is a National Lottery-funded campaign that aims to bring more than 70 of the world’s top sporting events to the UK.
