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India hosts World Para Athletics Championships 2025

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: India hosts World Para Athletics Championships 2025 (GS2 · Sports, Inclusion, 27 September 2025)

What happened

  • The World Para Athletics Championships 2025 began in New Delhi on 27 September 2025; the PM welcomed participants [PIB].

Background

  • The PM said the event should inspire an inclusive sporting culture [PIB].

Why it matters

  • Hosting raises para-sport visibility and venue accessibility.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections

  1. As per PIB (2025-09-27): the World Para Athletics Championships 2025 began in New Delhi on 27 September 2025; the PM welcomed participants.
  2. Hosting raises para-sport visibility and venue accessibility.
Quotable data point

The World Para Athletics Championships 2025 began in New Delhi on 27 September 2025.

PIB: World Para Athletics Championships 2025, 27 Sep 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: host city.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

Host city of World Para Athletics Championships 2025

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Official source: PIB: World Para Athletics Championships 2025, 27 Sep 2025

facts from cited sources only; faculty review pending