The fifth edition of the competition has attracted the largest field in history, according to the World Takewondo Federation (WTF), while a refugee athlete is set to compete for the first time.

Three new classes are also braced for their debut at the European Para Taekwondo Championships - K40, the intellectually impaired P20 classification and P30 for those with motor impairments.

Taekwondo players from the host continent will be able to earn double the amount of ranking points compared with those from outside of Europe in the one-day competition. 

Organised by the Polish Taekwondo Federation and promoted by the European Taekwondo Union (ETU) and the European Para-Taekwondo Union, the Championships are recognised by the WTF.

Last month, ETU President Sakis Paragalos led a delegation to Ulyanovsk to discuss the development of Para-taekwondo in Russia and Europe.

He was joined by ETU vice-president Fred Buitenhuis and deputy secretary general Constantin Apostol on the trip to the city located on the Volga River, 893 kilometres east of Moscow.

WTF President Chungwon Choue says the amount of athletes who are set to compete at the event in Warsaw provides a boost to the overall development of the sport ahead of its Paralympic debut at Tokyo 2020.

Para-taekwondo was also a demonstration sport at the recent Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

"We are delighted to see the number of athletes competing at our Championships is continually growing as more and more people take part in our sport," Choue said.

"In line with the International Paralympic Committee’s decision to have a dedicated refugee team at Rio 2016, we will have our first ever refugee para-taekwondo athlete compete in Warsaw who will be a source of inspiration for people all around the world.

"The development of para-taekwondo in 2016 has been fantastic but we know we have potential to grow the sport even more.

"We are confident that by the time we get to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo in 2020 we will be in a position to deliver the very best Para-taekwondo competitions to the global Paralympic audience. 

"In order to do that, in addition to growing and modernising our sport, we are also reviewing the competition and ranking rules to ensure we deliver the most transparent and fair competition in the 2020 cycle."