Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Japan at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
Japan at the; 2024 Summer Paralympics
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IPC code	JPN
NPC	Japan Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France; August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024
Competitors	76 in 13 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
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Last updated March 30, 2024

Japan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Archery	2	1	3
Athletics	8	5	13
Badminton	6	5	11
Boccia	3	2	6
Cycling	1	1	2
Equestrian	TBD	TBD	2
Goalball	6	6	12
Shooting	TBD	TBD	3
Swimming	4	1	5
Table tennis	1	1	2
Taekwondo	2	0	2
Wheelchair rugby	TBD	TBD	12
Wheelchair tennis	1	1	2
Total	34	23	76

Archery

Japan secured a quota places in mixed recurve and men's compound event by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic and 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.^[1]

Athlete	Event	Ranking Round		Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Finals
Athlete	Event	Score	Seed	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Men's individual compound
	Men's individual recurve
	Women's individual recurve
	Mixed team recurve			—

Athletics

Japanese track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key

Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
DQ = Disqualified
PR = Paralympic Record
AR = Area (or continental) Record
NR = National Record
SB = Season's Best
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Heat		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	Men's 400 m T36
	Men's 400 m T52
	Men's 400 m T52
	Men's 5000 m T11	—
	Men's 5000 m T11	—

Field events
Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
	Long jump T12
	Long jump T13
	Discus throw F37

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position
	Long jump T12
	Long jump T20
	Long jump T63
	Long jump T64
	Shot put F46

Badminton

Japan has qualified eleven para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.

Men

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Hiroshi Murayama	Singles WH1
Osamu Nagashima	Singles WH1
Daiki Kajiwara	Singles WH2
Takumi Matsumoto	Singles WH2
Daisuke Fujihara	Singles SL3
Taiyo Imai	Singles SU5
Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama	Doubles WH1–2

Women

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Sarina Satomi	Singles WH1
Yuma Yamazaki	Singles WH2
Noriko Ito	Singles SL3
Fujino Haruka	Singles SL4
Mamiko Toyoda	Singles SU5
Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki	Doubles WH1–2

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Group Stage			Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Taiyo Imai Noriko Ito	Doubles SL3–SU5

Boccia

Japan entered six athletes into the Paralympics games, after nominated top two individual athletes in men's individual BC4 events; top four in BC1/BC2 team events, through the final world ranking; and through winning the bronze medal in the mixed pairs event for BC3, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Coimbra, Portugal.

Athlete	Event	Pool matches						Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
	Men's individual BC3					—
Shunsuke Uchida	Men's individual BC4					—
	Women's individual BC3					—
	Mixed team BC1/BC2
	Mixed pairs BC3								—

Cycling

Japan entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.^[2]

Equestrian

Japan entered two para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.

Goalball

Japanese men's Goalball team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 World Games in Birmingham, Great Britain.^[3] Meanwhile, Japanese women's Goalball team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Championships in Hangzhou, China.

Summary

Team	Event	Group Stage				Semifinal	Final / BM
Team	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Japan men's	Men's tournament
Japan women's	Women's tournament

Shooting

Japan entered three para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2022 Asian Para Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.^[4]

Mixed

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
	R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1
	R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2
	R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2

Swimming

Japan secured five quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Men

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	50 m freestyle S11
	100 m backstroke S8
	100 m breaststroke SB14
	100 m butterfly S11

Women

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
	200 m individual medley SM14

Table tennis

Japan secure two singles spot for the Paralympic games. All of them qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.^[5]

Athlete	Event	Group Stage				Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Katsuyoshi Yagi	Men's individual C7
Natsuki Wada	Women's individual C11

Taekwondo

Japan entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Mitsuya Tanaka and Shunsuke Kudo, qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class.

Athlete	Event	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Mitsuya Tanaka	Men's –58 kg
Shunsuke Kudo	Men's –70 kg

Wheelchair rugby

Japan has qualified to compete at the Paralympic games, by virtue of their gold medal results, at the 2023 Asian-Oceanian Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Tokyo.

Standings

Squad	Group stage				Semifinal	Final	Rank
Squad	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Japan national team

Wheelchair tennis

Japan entered two players into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results in the respective gender single events at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
	Men's singles
	Women's singles

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References

↑ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
↑ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
↑ "Blind football and goalball teams book tickets to Paris 2024 at IBSA World Games". International Paralympic Committee. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
↑ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics . 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
↑ "Mixed Fortunes for Asian stars as Paralympic Games Gold Medallists Set Sights on Paris". International Table Tennis Federation. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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[1] "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.

[2] "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.

[3] "Blind football and goalball teams book tickets to Paris 2024 at IBSA World Games". International Paralympic Committee. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

[4] "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics . 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.

[5] "Mixed Fortunes for Asian stars as Paralympic Games Gold Medallists Set Sights on Paris". International Table Tennis Federation. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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