India will step into the global para-sport spotlight by hosting the World Para Athletics Championships for the first time, welcoming athletes from across the world to compete in New Delhi from September 27 to October 5.

The championships will see around 2,200 athletes from over 100 countries competing in 186 medal events. India are fielding their biggest-ever contingent at World Para Athletics Championship, a 73-member squad, including 35 debutants and 19 women, giving the nation their strongest shot yet at a record medal haul.

As part of preparations for the championships, the Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has given the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium track a transformation.

The worn-out surface that had carried athletes since the 2010 Commonwealth Games has been replaced with a sle

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