Question: IPC Athletics World Championships -2015 is held at-
(a) Doha
(b) Leon
(c) London
(d) Christchurch
Ans (a)
Related facts:
- 7th edition of IPC Athletics World Championships held at Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha, Qatar from 21 October to 31 October 2015.
- In the championship total 1230 athletes (803 male, 427 female) from 96 different countries participated in 212 events (121 men’s event, 91 women’s event) .
- India shared 50th position with Lithuania by winning Two silver medals.
- Silver medal winners from India are:
- Amit Kumar Saroha won silver medal in men’s club throw F51 event .
- Devendra Jhajharia had won silver in men’s javelin throw F46 event.
- From India total 15 athletes ( 13 men 2 women) participated in the championship.
- Top 5 medal recipient countries in the championship are:
Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | China | 41 | 26 | 18 | 85 |
2. | Russia | 24 | 21 | 24 | 69 |
3. | America | 13 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
4. | Britain | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
5. | Tunisia | 11 | 3 | 1 | 15 |
- Tunisia’s Walid Ktila (men) and Chinese kicking Liu (women) each won 4 gold medals most by any athlete in this championship.
- The 8th IPC Athletics World Championships will be held in London in year 2017.
Reference:
http://www.paralympic.org/doha-2015
http://www.paralympic.org/doha-2015/schedule-results
http://www.paralympic.org/static/info/doha-2015/resIPC/pdf/QA2015/AT/QA2015_AT_C95_AT0000000.pdf