2006 IPC Athletics World Championships

The 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Assen, Netherlands from 2–9 September 2006. It was the fourth edition of the international athletics competition for athletes with a disability organised by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

4th IPC Athletics World Championships
Host cityAssen
Country Netherlands
Nations participating76
Athletes participating1097
Dates2–9 September
Main venueSports Park Stadsbroek

The main venue for the competition was Sports Park Stadsbroek, with the marathon events taking place in the surrounding area. The opening and closing ceremonies took place at De Smelt Stadium. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands was present for the opening of the championships. A total of 76 nations and 1097 athletes took part in the events.[1][2][3]

Over the course of the nine-day competition 51 IPC world records were broken. Among these were sprint records by visually impaired runner Jason Smyth and amputee sportsman Oscar Pistorius.[4] China was the top performing nation, with 22 gold medals among its haul of 55 medals.[5] The United States and Australia were the next best nations, with each securing 16 golds and 32 medals in total. Among the participating nations, 58 reached the medal table.[6]

The IPC launched its own internet streaming service at paralympicsport.tv, which broadcast live events from the competition.[7][8] The local organising committee was headed by the Euro Champ Foundation, a civil society group promoting disability sports.[9]

References
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