| World Deaf Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date(s) | midyear |
| Frequency | 4 Years |
| Inaugurated | 2008 |
| Organised by | CISS |
The World Deaf Athletics Championships is a quadrennial global competitions in the sport of athletics for deaf people. It is organised by the International Committee of Sports for the Deaf and was first held in 2008. [1]
| Edition | Year | Venue | Place | Country | Dates | Events | Athletes | Teams | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2008 | İzmir Atatürk Stadium | İzmir |  Turkey | 22–29 September | 318 | 32 | [2] [3] | |
| 2 | 2012 | Varsity Stadium | Toronto |  Canada | 14–21 July | 241 | 27 | [4] | |
| 3 | 2016 | Beroe Stadium | Stara Zagora |  Bulgaria | 25 June – 3 July | 262 | 38 | [5] [6] | |
| 4 | 2021 | Lublin Athletics Stadium | Lublin |  Poland | 23 – 28 August | 47 | 330 | 41 | [7] |
| 5 | 2024 | TBD | Taipei |  Taiwan | July | TBD | TBD | TBD | [8] |
| Edition | Year | Venue | Place | Country | Dates | Events | Athletes | Teams | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 | Lasnamäe Kergejõustikuhall | Tallinn |  Estonia | [9] |
2nd World Deaf Indoor Athletics Championships in 2023
http://www.ciss.org/news/2nd-world-deaf-indoor-athletics-championships-in-2023
2nd World Deaf Indoor Athletics Championships
Torun, Poland on 22-25 March 2023.
1st - 
Chinese Taipei 2024
Asia-Pacific Deaf Athletics Championships
Iran European Deaf Athletics Championships
Results: [14]
https://www.edso.eu/2013/10/19/overview-european-championships/
https://www.edso.eu/2013/10/19/overview-junior-european-championships/
Athletics – Overview European Championships
Place Country Date Year
1st Salerno 
Italy 02 - 05 October 1980
2nd München 
Germany 29 July - 01 August 1987
3rd Vladimir 
Russia 02 - 06 July 1991
4th Lausanne 
Switzerland 27 June - 01 July 1995
5th Piraeus 
Greece 05 - 10 July 1999
6th Tallinn Estonia 13 - 19 July 2003
7th Sofia Bulgaria 08 - 14 July 2007
8th Kayseri Turkey 10 - 16 July 2011
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The 2021 World Deaf Athletics Championships was originally scheduled from 18 to 25 July 2020 and was going to be held in Radom, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and moved to Lublin. [15]
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