Disability sport calendar
BBC Sport picks out the key sporting events of 2025.
The list will be updated with further fixtures and events as they are confirmed; dates and venues are subject to change.
2025
JULY
8-13: Wimbledon wheelchair tennis events, London
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AUGUST
8-22: Cerebral Palsy Football European Championships, Loughborough University
26-31: World Para-ice Hockey Women's World Championships, Slovakia
28-31: Para-cycling Road World Championships, Ronse, Belgium
SEPTEMBER
2-6: US Open wheelchair tennis events, New York
2-7: Para-fencing World Championships, Iksan, South Korea
20-25: IFSC Para-climbing World Championships, Seoul
21-27: Para-swimming World Championships, Singapore
21-28: World Rowing Championships, Shanghai
26-5 Oct: Para-athletics World Championships, New Delhi, India
28: Wheelchair Rugby League Grand Final, Manchester
OCTOBER
7-19: European Wheelchair Basketball Championships, Sarajevo
16-19 Para-cycling Track World Championships, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NOVEMBER
15-26: Summer Deaflympics, Tokyo, Japan
20-25: European Para Table Tennis Championships, Helsingborg, Sweden
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