2006 IPC Athletics World Championships

Paralympic track and field event 4th IPC Athletics World Championships Flickr - toffehoff - Openingceremony.jpg Assen Netherlands 2–9 September 76 1097 Sports Park Stadsbroek 2002 Lille 2011 Christchurch 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). 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.2006-08-30 Assen gets set en-GB BBC Disability Sport https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/5293410.stm live 23 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231223114350/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/5293410.stm 23 December 2023History - 2013 IPC Athletics World Championships Lyon https://www.paralympic.org/lyon-2013/history live https://web.archive.org/web/20231223114655/https://www.paralympic.org/lyon-2013/history 23 December 2023 23 December 2023 International Paralympic Committee en-GB24 July 2006 Official Website of the Chinese Olympic Committee http://en.olympic.cn/news/world/2006-07-24/896552.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20181030194903/http://en.olympic.cn/news/world/2006-07-24/896552.html 30 October 2018 23 December 2023 Official website of the Chinese Olympic Committee 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.23 December 2023 IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 https://www.team-thomas.org/res06/records_Assen.pdf live https://web.archive.org/web/20231223113330/https://www.team-thomas.org/res06/records_Assen.pdf 23 December 2023 17 April 2016 www.team-thomas.org China was the top performing nation, with 22 gold medals among its haul of 55 medals.14 September 2006 China tops IPC Athletics World Champs http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2006-09/14/content_689032.htm live https://web.archive.org/web/20231223115008/https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/2008/2006-09/14/content_689032.htm 23 December 2023 23 December 2023 CHINAdaily 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.Wilkens Miriam The Paralympian, issue 4, 2006 https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/magazine/120209182142971_2006_4%2BParalympian_web.pdf dead The Paralympia Adenauerallee 212-214 D-53113 Bonn, Germany International Paralympic Committee https://web.archive.org/web/20160330114125/https://www.paralympic.org/sites/default/files/magazine/120209182142971_2006_4%2BParalympian_web.pdf 30 March 2016 23 December 2023 The IPC launched its own internet streaming service at paralympicsport.tv (later moved to a YouTube channel), which broadcast live events from the competition.IPC Athletics World Championship Assen, The Netherlands, 2006 FIMITIC https://www.fimitic.org/content/ipc-athletics-world-championship-assen-netherlands-2006 live https://web.archive.org/web/20231223122758/https://www.fimitic.org/content/ipc-athletics-world-championship-assen-netherlands-2006 23 December 2023 23 December 2023 FIMITICBourgeois Beth 2006-09-06 Webcast of the 2006 IPC Athletics World Championships https://www.audacitymagazine.com/webcast-of-the-2006-ipc-athletics-world-championships/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20231223122943/https://www.audacitymagazine.com/webcast-of-the-2006-ipc-athletics-world-championships/ 23 December 2023 2023-12-23 Audacity Magazine en-US Medals :de:Leichtathletik-Weltmeisterschaften der Behinderten 2006/Medaillenspiegel - 2006 Medals 22 12 21 16 12 4 16 6 10 9 10 12 9 9 9 9 3 5 8 11 13 7 5 3 6 7 4 6 5 6 6 5 4 6 3 1 6 1 4 5 10 4 5 7 5 5 6 3 5 4 3 5 2 3 4 11 10 4 6 5 4 3 3 3 9 8 3 4 1 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 1 1 2 8 4 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 0 2 1 8 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 10 6 1 3 1 1 2 2 1 1 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 5 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 References External links Official report at WorldCat Paralympic results database Category:World Para Athletics Championships IPC Athletics World Championships IPC Athletics World Championships Category:International athletics competitions hosted by the Netherlands Category:Sports competitions in Assen Category:September 2006 sports events in Europe Category:2006 in disability sport Category:Parasports in the Netherlands Category:2006 in international sports