2026 Oceania Para Athletics Championships

2026 Oceania Para Athletics Championships
Host cityDarwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Events34
Dates18–23 May 2026
Main venueArafura Stadium

The 2026 Oceania Para Athletics Championships will be third Oceania Para Athletics Championships for Oceania athletes with a disability. It will be held at the Arafura Stadium in Darwin, Northern Territory from 18 to 23 May 2026.[1][2]

The Championships will be staged concurrently with the 2026 Senior, U18, U20 and Age Group and U16 Championships.[3]

Classification

All athletes are classified according to their impairment and competition is a combined format where athletes of multiple different classifications compete against each other.[3] Each classification consists of a three character code, starting with a letter and followed by a two-digit number. The letter specifies the event type: T for track and jumping events, and F for throwing events. The first digit of the number specifies the type of impairment and the second digit the severity of the impairment; the lower the second number, the more impaired.

  • T/F11–13 (visual impairment)
  • T/F20 (intellectual impairment)
  • T/F31–34 (wheelchair events for athletes with a movement disorder, including cerebral palsy)
  • T/F35–38 (ambulant events for athletes with a movement disorder, including cerebral palsy)
  • T/F40–41 (short stature, including dwarfism)
  • T/F42–44 (leg impairment, lower limb affected by limb deficiency, leg length difference, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement)
  • T/F45–47 (arm impairment, upper limbs affected by limb deficiency, impaired muscle power or impaired range of movement)
  • T/F51–57 (wheelchair events for athletes with a lower body impairment, including paraplegia)
  • T/F61-64 (Lower limb/s competing with prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference)

Event schedule

The first draft schedule was published in December 2025.[4]

Legend
Key P Q H ½ F
Value Preliminary round Qualifiers Heats Semifinals Final

M = morning session, E = evening session

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Results

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
ambulant
200 m
ambulant
400 m
ambulant
800 m
ambulant
1500 m
ambulant
Long jump
ambulant
Shot put
ambulant
Discus throw
ambulant
Javelin throw
ambulant
100 m
wheelchair
200 m
wheelchair
400 m
wheelchair
800 m
wheelchair
1500 m
wheelchair
Shot put
seated
Discus throw
seated
Javelin throw
seated

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
ambulant
200 m
ambulant
400 m
ambulant
800 m
ambulant
1500 m
ambulant
Long jump
ambulant
Shot put
ambulant
Discus throw
ambulant
Javelin throw
ambulant
100 m
wheelchair
200 m
wheelchair
400 m
wheelchair
800 m
wheelchair
1500 m
wheelchair
Shot put
seated
Discus throw
seated
Javelin throw
seated

Participating nations

All 23 member federations are expected to compete.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Oceania Athletics Championships 2026 - Darwin Australia". Oceania Athletics Association. 2026. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  2. ^ "Oceania Athletics Championships 2024" (PDF). Oceania Athletics. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c "OAC26 Competion Circular" (PDF). Oceania Athletics. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "OAC26 Draft Timetable V1" (PDF). Oceania Athletics. 10 December 2025. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  5. ^ "157 Athletes Named on NZ Team for the 2026 Oceania Athletics Championships" (PDF). Athletics NZ. 18 March 2026. Retrieved 18 March 2026.