They preceded the 2017 IAAF World Championships also held in London, marking the first time that a single city hosted both the IAAF and IPC athletics championships in the same year; London previously hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.

Russia was found guilty of state-sponsored doping by the IPC in August 2016 and has been suspended from participating.

[5] The mascots for the IAAF and IPC Championships were unveiled in April 2017, and chosen through a children's design contest organized by the BBC programme Blue Peter.

Sunset + Vine, who has previously produced Channel 4's Paralympics coverage, was named host broadcaster for the championships.

† Naas set a world record competing in the F41 men's javelin, though his throw left him in fifth place overall.