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Event Outline
Event Title
KOBE 2024 Para Athletics World Championships
神戸2024世界パラ陸上競技選手権大会
Championships Dates
12 May 2024Team Arrival date
13 May 2024Training starts
13 – 15 (16) May 2024Classification dates
17 – 25 May 2024Championships dates
26 May 2024Team Departure date
Championships Venue
Kobe Sports Park - Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium
Address: Midoridai, Suma Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 654-0163
Training Venue (TBC)
- Kobe Sports Park - Auxiliary Stadium, Ball Ground *All events excluding ambulant track
Address: Midoridai, Suma Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 654-0163 - Shiawase-no-Mura (Village of Happiness) *Only ambulant track
Address: 1-1 Shiawase-no-mura, Kita Ward, Kobe, Hyogo 651-1106
Official Airport
- Kansai International Airport (KIX)
- Kobe Airport (UKB)
Key dates
| Date (Japanese date) | Schedule | |
| 2023 | ||
| Monday 27 November | Accommodation | Delivery of Accommodation Guide to each NPC |
| Accommodation | Early bird booking process open (by Number) Early Bird bookings will be accepted pending availability on a first come first served basis by submitting 1st Form (Application Form by Number). | |
| 2024 | ||
| Friday 9 February | Accommodation | Early bird booking process closes (by Number) Your booking confirmation, invoice and 2nd Form (Travel Application Form) will be sent back to NPC. |
| Thursday 15 February | Accommodation | Early bird booking 50% Payment Due Date If the payment is not received by this date, the accommodation team has the right to cancel the booking. |
| Friday 16 February | Entry | Entry System Open (by Number) |
| Entry | Start date to apply for a Direct Invitation | |
| Accommodation | Standard booking process open (by Number) Update the latest hotel status. All bookings will be accepted on a first come first serve basis by submitting 1st Form. Once the hotel is allocated, LOC will send your booking confirmation, invoice and 2nd Form to NPC. | |
| Friday 15 March | Entry | Deadline for Entry by Number |
| Entry | Deadline to apply for a Direct Invitation | |
| Accommodation | Standard booking process closes No new bookings or changes accepted after this date. Standard booking 50% Payment Due Date |
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| Monday 18 March | Entry | Entry System Open (by Name) |
| Friday 29 March | Accommodation | Deadline to complete 2nd Form (Travel Application Form) and provide passport copies (if required for visa support documents) |
| Final deadline for full (100%) payment of accommodation booking fee | ||
| Friday 12 April | Entry | Entry System Close (Deadline of Entry by Name) |
| Visa | Deadline for visa application at Japanese Embassy/Consulate in each country | |
| Sunday 12 May | Official arrival date |
Contact
- Competition Information: https://www.paralympic.org/athletics/kobe-2024
- For questions to WPA Staff (Mike Okubo)
Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships -Question Box for Teams - For questions regarding accommodation, transportation, and visa:travel@kobe2024.jp