India competed at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7 to 18 September 2016. The nation made its official debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics and has appeared in every edition of the Summer Paralympics since 1984. This is India's 11th appearance at the Summer Paralympics.
F56 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics for people who compete in field events from a seated position. The seating field event class used to be known as lower 4, upper 5. Different disability groups compete in this class, including people with amputations and spinal cord injuries. Events that may be on the program for F56 competitors include the discus throw, shot put and javelin.
F55 is a disability sport classification for disability athletics for people who compete in field events from a seated position. Sportspeople in this class have full arm function, partial trunk function and no lower limb function. Different disability groups compete in this class, including people with spinal cord injuries. The classification was previously known as lower 3, upper 4.
Panama sent a delegation to compete at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 7–18 September 2016. This was the nation's seventh time competing in the Summer Paralympic Games after it first entered the movement at the 1992 Summer Paralympics. The Panamanian delegation to Rio de Janeiro consisted of two athletes: shot put thrower Francisco Cedeño Almengor and javelin thrower Iveth Valdes Romero. Almengor ranked eleventh out of twelve athletes in the men's shot put F54–55 competition and Romero placed in the same position in the women's javelin F55–F56 event.
The women's javelin throw athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics take place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 9 September. A total of 6 events are contested for 6 different classifications.
The women's discus throw athletics events for the 2016 Summer Paralympics took place at the Rio Olympic Stadium from 9 September. A total of 7 events were contested for 15 different classifications.
The Women's long jump athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 3, 2021. A total of 8 events were contested in this discipline.
The Men's shot put athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 16 events were contested in this discipline.
The Men's discus throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 29 to September 3, 2021. A total of 5 events were contested in this discipline.
The Women's discus throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 7 events were contested in this discipline.
The Men's javelin throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 8 events were contested in this discipline.
The Women's javelin throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 28 to September 4, 2021. A total of 5 events were contested in this discipline.
The Women's long jump athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place at the Stade de France, Paris from August 30 to September 6, 2024. A total of 8 events were contested in this discipline. All eight events went directly to final.
The Men's shot put athletics events for the 2024 Summer Paralympics took place at the Stade de France, Paris from August 30 to September 7, 2024. A total of 16 events were contested in this discipline, all of which consisted of straight finals.
The men's discus throw event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place between 1 and 6 September 2024 at the Stade de France.
The men's javelin throw events at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris took place between 30 August and 7 September 2024. Eight events were held, all by way of direct final, and 68 athletes took part across all eight events.
The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's discus throw F55 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 3 September 2024.
The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's shot put F55 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 30 August 2024.
The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Women's javelin throw F56 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 3 September 2024.
The Athletics at the 2024 Summer Paralympics – Men's javelin throw F41 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, took place on 7 September 2024.
