USA Track and Field combines the national para championships with its annual outdoor championships for the first time in 2025.
USATF’s outdoor championships are July 31. 3 in Hayward Field at the University of Oregon. Para nationals are July 31. 2 in Hayward.
“This competition will be important for sport because we will not often have the opportunity to present a valid and paras by side sport,” said Sherrice Fox, director of American Paralympic Games, in a press release. “This will not only determine which of our athletes that we take with us in the world, but also the first time that fans will be able to see para sport at the USATF outdoor championships. We are delighted to define the cornerstone of what, we hope, will be, hopefully, many more meetings combined in the future. »»
The competition will determine the teams of the World Athletics Championships from September 13 to 21 in Tokyo and the Para World Championships and on the field from September 26 to October. 5 in New Delhi, India.
From this year, the American paralympic athletic athletics program was part of the United States in the last decision to unify the Olympic and Paralympic movements.
Previously, the American Olympic and Paralympic Committee managed Para Aath and Field.
At the Paris Games, the Olympic American athletic team won 34 medals and 14 gold medals, leading the two categories. The American paralympic athletics team won 38 medals and 10 gold medals, ranking second behind China.
“We are delighted to welcome the USATF national championships Para simultaneously with the USATF outdoor championships in Hayward Field for the first time,” USATF CEO Max Siegel said in the press release . “This historic event underlines the commitment of the USATF to offer chances that are equal to all elite athletics athletes. With the championships a few months old, we are delighted to present the incredible talent of athletes by. And valid in one of the most extraordinary installations in the world. »»
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