NOVEMBER | REVIEW
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uilt for London 2012, the
venue hosted swimming
at the 2012 Olympic and
Paralympic Games, and stepped
in to host the championships after
Malaysia was stripped of the event
when the Malaysian government
would not agree to allow Israeli
athletes to compete.
Great Britain finished second in
the medals table with 19 gold, 14
silver, and 14 bronze medals. The
USA finished fifth, with 14 golds.
The Championships were one of
six qualifying events for Tokyo
2020 being held at Queen Elizabeth
Olympic Park in the run up to next
year’s Games.
The Championships were
broadcast around the world,
with Channel 4 livestreaming all
sessions on the C4 Paralympics
website and providing live coverage
in the UK of all evening sessions on
More 4.
Over 3,000 school children
attended the heats as part of
the Mayor of London’s sports
programme, and evening sessions
sold out with fans flocking to relive
the spirit of London 2012.
The event was delivered by
British Swimming, supported
by UK Sport, GLL at the London
Aquatics Centre, the Mayor of
London, and the London Legacy
Development Corporation which
runs Queen Elizabeth Olympic
Park.
Eyes on Tokyo
650 swimmers from 80 countries took part in the World Para Swimming
Allianz Championships in September at the London Aquatics Centre
2019 World Para Swimming Championships
- The 2019 World Para Swimming
Championships is the 2019 edition of the World
Para Swimming Championships run by the
International Paralympic Committee.
Athletes participating: 637
Nations participating: 73
Venue: London Aquatics Centre
Date: 9 - 15 September
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