| Events at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | Universal relay | |
| Field events | ||
| Long jump | men | women |
| High jump | men | |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Club throw | men | women |
The men's 200 metres at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships were held in the Charlety Stadium, Paris, France, on 12 and 17 July.
The event final took place on 12 July. [1]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ihor Tsvietov |  Ukraine | 23.30 | SB |
 | Hernan Barreto |  Argentina | 25.37 | AR |
 | Fabio Bordignon |  Brazil | 25.40 | PB |
| 4 | Kyle Keyworth |  Great Britain | 26.29 | PB |
| 5 | Matthew Paintin |  United States | 26.97 | PB |
| 6 | Marshall Zackery | United States | 27.19 | SB |
| 7 | Diego Martin Gonzalez | Argentina | 27.24 | SB |
| 8 | Anthony Rojas |  Ecuador | 28.36 | PB |
The event final took place on 12 July. [2]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricardo Gomes | Brazil | 22.59 | CR |
| Christian Gabriel Luiz | Brazil | 23.30 | |
| Saptoyoga Purnomo |  Indonesia | 23.39 | SB |
| 4 | Yaroslav Okapinskyi | Ukraine | 24.01 | |
| 5 | Sofiane Hamdi |  Algeria | 24.08 | SB |
| 6 | Michal Kotkowski |  Poland | 24.11 | SB |
| 7 | Mykola Raiskyi | Ukraine | 24.41 | PB |
| 8 | Shreyansh Trivedi |  India | 25.26 |
The event final took place on 17 July. [3]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Habsch |  Belgium | 36.76 | CR |
| Toni Piispanen |  Finland | 37.65 | |
| Peter Genyn | Belgium | 37.88 | SB |
| 4 | Edgar Navarro |  Mexico | 40.72 | SB |
| 5 | Mohamed Berrahal | Algeria | 40.84 | SB |
| 6 | Cody Fournie |  Canada | 42.00 | PB |
| 7 | Pieter du Preez |  South Africa | 42.94 | |
| 8 | Ernesto Fonseca |  Costa Rica | 46.22 |
The event final took place on 17 July. [4]
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxcel Amo Manu |  Italy | 21.36 | AR |
| Fabio Bottazzini | Italy | 23.10 | PB |
| Mitchell Joynt |  New Zealand | 23.32 | AR |
| 4 | Alberto Ávila Chamorro |  Spain | 23.70 | SB |
| 5 | Karim Ramadan |  Egypt | 23.83 | PB |
| 6 | Sherman Guity | Costa Rica | 35.10 | |
| Matheus de Lima | Brazil | DNS |
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The men's 100 metres at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships were held in the Charlety Stadium, Paris, France, from 9 to 17 July.
The women's 200 metres at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships were held in the Charlety Stadium, Paris, France, from 11 to 17 July.
The men's 400 metres at the 2023 World Para Athletics Championships were held across 13 classifications at Charlety Stadium, Paris, France, from 11 to 17 July.
