At the time of athlete registration an athlete must meet the following criteria:
Hold an active WPA athlete license for the 2025 season;
Hold a 2025 USATF athlete membership;
Be at least nationally classified with a NN, NR, NC or NP classification status;
Have achieved a National Championships minimum entry standard (MES) in at least one event on the 2025 WPA World Championships event program in the athletes classification;
Athletes must achieve a National Championships Entry Standard in at least one entered event at a World Para Athletics (WPA) recognized competition between 1 January, 2023 and 17 July, 2025 to be considered for entry into the selection event.
Nationals Entry Standards obtained at a competition not WPA recognized between 1 January, 2023 and 17 July, 2025 may be approved by Director on a case-by-case basis. Athletes should email parainfo@usatf.org to request approval.
Entry standards obtained outside of the eligibility window, will not be accepted for any reason including injury, illness or unforeseen circumstances.
Athletes who desire to enter additional events where the MES has not been met, must meet the additional event entry standard to be accepted into additional events.
Athletes who have a NP, NN Review or NN 2025 or earlier classification status must be available to undergo a national classification assessment on July 30th between 9:00am-6:00pm to be eligible to compete.