A look back on 2025 – World Para Athletics Championships

The 2025 World Para Athletics Championships in New Delhi marked a major global championships moment for the Novuna Great Britain and Northern Ireland team, with athletes delivering a wide-ranging set of performances across track and field events.

By the close of the championships, GB & NI had secured 25 medals – seven gold, five silver and thirteen bronze – reflecting contributions from both established champions and athletes competing at this level for the first time.

Among the defining performances of the championships was Sabrina Fortune, who produced a world-record throw of 16.75m to win gold in the F20 shot put, setting a new benchmark in the event. Aled Davies continued his remarkable record in the F63 shot put, claiming his seventh successive world title with another composed championship performance. On the track, Victoria Levitt emerged as one of the breakthrough athletes of the week, winning T44 100m gold on her senior debut before adding silver in the 200m with a lifetime best. Dan Greaves added further silverware to his long international career with bronze in the F64 discus.

Wheelchair racing again featured prominently in the British medal return. Hannah Cockroft collected three gold medals, including a memorable British podium sweep in the T34 400m alongside Kare Adenegan and Fabienne André. Cockroft also secured titles in the 100m and 800m, while Adenegan added further silver medals across the championships. In the field, Dan Pembroke successfully defended his world javelin title, and Mel Woods continued her upward trajectory with two bronze medals on the track.

Beyond the gold-medal performances, contributions came from across the squad, with additional podium finishes from Funmi Oduwaiye, Nathan Maguire, Hollie Arnold, Bebe Jackson, Thomas Young, Jonathan Broom-Edwards, Lydia Church, Anna Nicholson, Michael Jenkins, Didi Okoh and Finlay Menzies, each adding to the overall medal total.

Across the championships in New Delhi, results were delivered across a broad range of classifications and disciplines, with a balance of familiar names and newer faces contributing to a 25-medal haul that reflected the collective effort of the team over the course of the competition.