Doha: With just over 40 days to go until the start of the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha Qatar tickets have gone on sale for the biggest para-sport event ever to be hosted in the Middle East which will take place at Qatar Sports Club from October 21 to 31.

Speaking about Doha’s hosting of the World Championships Dr Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari President of the Local Organising Committee and Secretary General of the Qatar Olympic Committee said: “The motto of the Doha 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships is ‘Beyond Incredible’. We want to use the World Championships to show the incredible stories behind some of the athletes that are competing in order to raise awareness of para-sport and people with a disability. We want to help break down barriers and change perceptions. We are excited to welcome the world best para-athletes to Doha and hope everyone will join us to witness what promises to be a truly exhilarating competition.”

Sir Philip Craven IPC President said: “Doha 2015 will be the biggest and I am confident best para-athletics World Championships to-date. Coming less than 11 months before the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games athletes will be at the top of their game looking to lay down a marker ahead of next year.

“I am sure a number of world records will be smashed and new talents emerge during what will be a fantastic sporting spectacle.”

Over 1400 athletes from 100 countries around the world will be competing in the world’s biggest single para-sport event.

Paralympic Champions defending World Champions and world-record holders will be competing in Doha as they also battle to qualify for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Big name stars expected to compete include T44 100m Paralympic and World Champion Jonnie Peacock of Great Britain multiple Paralympic and World T11 100m 200m and 400m Champion Terezinha Guilhermina of Brazil and F44 Long Jump World Champion Markus Rehm of Germany – whose world record distance of 8 metres 29 would have seen him finish in silver medal position at the London 2012 Olympic Games.

There will many exciting head to heads that should not be missed with athletes at the top of their game battling to become best in the world. These include four-time World Champion Brent Lakatos vs on-form 2008 Paralympic Champion Joshua George in the Men’s T53 200m and Terezinha Guilhermina vs up-and-coming talented young sprinter Cuiqing Liu of China in the Women’s T11 100m. Perhaps the highlight event will be the Men’s T44 100m. Jonnie Peacockwill have to run the race of his life to beat US athletes Richard Browne undefeated in 2014 and Jarryd Wallace who recently broke the world-record at the 2015 Parapan Games in Toronto with a time of 10.71 seconds.

Speaking at the launch of ticket sales Ameer Al Mulla CEO of the Local Organising Committee and President of Qatar Paralympic Association said: “We have no doubt that the World Championships will inspire and amaze spectators from around the world. We are expecting an electric atmosphere in the stadium and multiple world-records are likely to be set. Nothing will compare to being able to witness the incredible action live.”

Meanwhile preparations for the are on track and the Organising Committee will be hosting a GCC Para-Athletics Championships a Test Event from September 12 to 15 at Qatar SC Stadium.