Bloomington South’s Violet Hall is competing in a couple of track events at the 2025 World Para Athletic Championships in New Delhi, India.
Here’s what to know as the event kicks off on Saturday, Sept. 27.
What are the World Para Championships?
Para athletics is the biggest sport within the Paralympic Movement, in terms of the number of participating athletes and countries. It was one of eight sports included in the first Paralympic Games in Rome, Italy in 1960.
It includes running events, discus, shot put, javelin and club throw, high jump and long jump.
Athletes compete according to their sport-specific classification in each event. Some compete in wheelchairs and some with prostheses, while vision impaired athletes are supported by a sighted guide.
Hall competes in the T47 classification, which is for athletes with a below elbow or wrist amputation or impairment. Hall was born without her lower right arm.
When are the World Para Athletics Championships?
Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium will host over 1,000 athletes for the event that will take place from Sept. 27-Oct. 5, 2025. It will be the 12th edition of the World Para Athletics Championships and the largest Para sport event ever held in India.
The games will feature 186 medal events (101 men’s, 84 women’s and one mixed), 15 more than at the last edition of the championships in Kobe, Japan.
When will Violet Hall compete?
Her first event is on Sunday, Sept. 28 in the 100-meter qualifier for T45, 46 and 47 athletes at around 10:35 a.m. EST. If she makes the finals, they will take place on Monday, Sept. 29, at around 5:30 p.m. EST.
She’ll then wait until Friday, Oct. 3, for the 200 qualifier for T47s at around 9:30 a.m. EST. Semifinals (10:45 a.m.) and finals (6:07) will be on Sunday, Oct. 5.
How did Violet Hall qualify?
Hall was one of 20 men and 20 women’s chosen to represent the USA in the games. The senior is just one of two high schoolers to make the team.
She earned the spot with her performances in the Para Nationals at Eugene, Oregon, in the first weekend of August. The 17 year old won three of her five races and placed second and third in the others. She hit the A Standard in the 200 in 25.47 seconds, just a hair off her career best.
During her high school season, she competed in the 100 and 200, 400 relay and long jump.
Hall is also a member of the South girls basketball team.
How to watch Violet Hall compete
All information on the World Para Championships, including links to live results and streaming, is available at www.paralympic.org/athletics or download the NewDelhi2025 WPA Championships app.
