Chronological summary of the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The opening ceremony is scheduled on the 24th of August with the last day of competition and the closing ceremony on 5 September. [1]

Contents

Calendar

The preliminary schedule was announced on 19 October 2018. [2] The finalized schedule was released on 13 August 2019. [3] [4]

The original schedule was from 25 August to 10 September 2020. To postpone the Paralympics until 2021, all events were delayed by 364 days (one day less than a full year to preserve the same days of the week), giving a new schedule of 24 August to 9 September 2021. [5]

All times and dates use Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
OCOpening ceremonyEvent competitions1Gold medal eventsCCClosing ceremony
August/September 2021AugustSeptemberEvents
24th
Tue
25th
Wed
26th
Thu
27th
Fri
28th
Sat
29th
Sun
30th
Mon
31st
Tue
1st
Wed
2nd
Thu
3rd
Fri
4th
Sat
5th
Sun
IPC logo black (2019).svg Ceremonies OC CC N/a
Archery pictogram (Paralympics).svg Archery 11221119
Athletics pictogram (Paralympics).svg Athletics 1316191721171817245167
Badminton pictogram (Paralympics).svg Badminton 7714
Boccia pictogram (Paralympics).svg Boccia 437
Cycling Cycling (road) pictogram (Paralympics).svg Road1965451
Cycling (track) pictogram (Paralympics).svg Track4553
Equestrian Dressage pictogram (Paralympics).svg Equestrian (dressage) 321511
Football 5-a-side pictogram (Paralympics).svg Football 5-a-side 11
Goalball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Goalball 22
Judo pictogram (Paralympics).svg Judo 44513
Paracanoe pictogram (Paralympics).svg Paracanoe 459
Triathlon pictogram (Paralympics).svg Paratriathlon 448
Powerlifting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Powerlifting 4444420
Rowing pictogram (Paralympics).svg Rowing 44
Shooting pictogram (Paralympics).svg Shooting 322122113
Sitting volleyball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Sitting volleyball 112
Swimming pictogram (Paralympics).svg Swimming 16141414131514151516146
Table tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Table tennis 5885531
Taekwondo pictogram (Paralympics).svg Taekwondo 2226
Wheelchair basketball pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair basketball 112
Wheelchair fencing pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair fencing 4424216
Wheelchair rugby pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair rugby 11
Wheelchair tennis pictogram (Paralympics).svg Wheelchair tennis 11226
Daily medal events243044556254584548554915539
Cumulative total245498153215269327372420475524539
August/September 202124th
Tue
25th
Wed
26th
Thu
27th
Fri
28th
Sat
29th
Sun
30th
Mon
31st
Tue
1st
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2nd
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3rd
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4th
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5th
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Total events
AugustSeptember

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

2020 Summer Paralympics medal table [6]
RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 966051207
2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 413845124
3Flag of the United States.svg  United States 373631104
4Russian Paralympic Committee special emblem (Tokyo 2020, Beijing 2022).jpg  RPC 363349118
5Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 25171759
6Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 24472798
7Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 22203072
8Flag of Australia.svg  Australia 21293080
9Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 14292669
10Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 141419
11–86 Remaining teams 209230279718
Totals (86 entries)5395405891,668

Day-by-day summaries

Day 0 — Tuesday 24 August

Day 1 — Wednesday 25 August

Day 2 — Thursday 26 August

Day 3 — Friday 27 August

Day 4 — Saturday 28 August

References

  1. 1 2 "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games - Opening and Closing Ceremonies". Archived from the original on 24 August 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. "Tokyo 2020 Unveils Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 19 October 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  3. "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  4. "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games schedule announced". tokyo2020.org. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
  5. Ingle, Sean (30 March 2020). "Tokyo Olympics to start in July 2021 after coronavirus rescheduling". The Guardian . Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  6. "Tokyo 2020: Paralympic Medal Count". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 10 March 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2021.