New Delhi, April 21 -- Tashkent has been confirmed as the host city for the 2027 World Para Athletics Championships, marking the first time the prestigious competition will be staged in Uzbekistan and the wider Central Asian region.

The announcement was made by World Para Athletics, which confirmed that the world's largest single para-sport event will be held at the Olympic City Main Stadium in June 2027, according to the World Para Athletics website.

Tashkent 2027 will be the 13th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships and the fifth time the event is hosted in Asia, following Doha 2015, Dubai 2019, Kobe 2024 and New Delhi 2025.

With an expected participation of around 1,300 athletes from more than 100 nations, the champions...