Around 250 Para-athletes from 17 countries will line-up for the three-day event at the China Administration of Sports for Persons with Disabilities complex.

After finishing top of the London 2017 medal table with 30 golds, hosts China are expected to produce some big performances.

Nineteen of the country's London 2017 gold medallists triumphed out in the field and many will compete in Beijing, including discus throwers Wang Yanzhang and Hou Zhanbiao, F41 javelin thrower Sun Pengxiang and T37 long jumper Shang Guangxu in the men’s events.

In the women’s events, F38 discus thrower Mi Na will represent the host nation along with shot put and javelin throwers Zou Lijuan and Yang Liwan.

Three of Uzbekistan’s world medallists are also set to be in action.

Aleksandr Svechnikov, who turns 20 later this month, won men's javelin F13 gold at London 2017, while Nozimakhon Kayumova won silver in the women’s equivalent behind China’s F12 thrower Zhao Yuping.

The latter pair go head-to-head once again, while Zhao, who takes on all three throws this week, also faces Uzbekistan’s discus and shot put F12 silver medallist Safiya Burkhanova.

Another great rivalry sees Chinese duo Hou and Wei Enlong take on the discus and shot put.

The pair won discus F46 gold and silver respectively at London 2017, but roles were reversed in the shot put with Wei winning gold and Hou claiming bronze.

On the track, former 100 metres T44 world champion Richard Browne will make his debut in Beijing in his first major international meeting since injury ruled him out of London 2017. 

The American, who now competes in the T64 class for single below-knee amputees, racing with a blade, has cited his desire to return to championship racing and the 26-year-old is hoping this weekend’s meeting will help get him back on track.

Other names to look out for are China’s Yang Yifei in the men’s 100m T36 and Fan Zetan in the men’s 200m T11.

Both saw off the Rio 2016 Paralympic champions in their respective events to win their first world titles last year.

In the women’s sprints, 100m and 200m T11 world champion Zhou Guohua and 400m T11 world champion Liu Cuiqing will go head-to-head, while the host nation’s formidable wheelchair racer Zhou Hongzhuan competes in the T53 100m, 200m and 400m along with T54 racer and Paralympic marathon champion Zou. 

China’s Liu Yang will take on the 100m, 400m and 800m in Beijing.

He picked up two silver medals in one of the most competitive classes, the men’s T54, at London 2017.

The 28-year-old won 800m silver behind Swiss star Marcel Hug and also secured 100m silver.

In the women’s events, Paralympic champion Zheng Jin will race over 1,500m.

Zheng, who competes in the T11 class for visually impaired Para-athletes, broke the world record when she won gold at Rio 2016 although she had to settle for a bronze medal last year.