Kuwait at the 2020 Summer Paralympics | |
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IPC code | KUW |
NPC | Kuwait Paralympic Committee |
in Tokyo | |
Competitors | 2 in 1 sports |
Medals |
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Summer Paralympics appearances (overview) | |
Kuwait competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. [1] [2]
Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date |
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Silver | Ahmad Al-Mutairi | Athletics | Men's 100 metres T33 | 30 August |
Bronze | Faisal Sorour | Athletics | Men's shot put F63 | 4 September |
Ahmad Almutairi (100m T33), successfully to break through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit. [3] He won the silver medal in the men's 100 metres T33 event.
Faisal Sorour won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F63 event.
Sundar Singh Gurjar an Indian Paralympic athlete from Rajasthan. He competes in javelin throw, shot put and discus throw in F46 category events. He won bronze medal at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics in men's javelin F46 event. He qualified to represent India at the 2024 Summer Paralympics at Paris.
Great Britain competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place between 21 August and 6 September 2020, the Games were postponed to 24 August to 5 September 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. British athletes have competed at all sixteen consecutive Summer Paralympics since 1960.
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics were held in the National Stadium in Tokyo. There was 167 medal events: 93 for men, 73 for women and one mixed event. It was the largest contest of the Games programme regarding athlete numbers and medal events to be scheduled.
Germany competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960.
Argentina competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Brazil competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was Spain's fourteenth appearance at the Paralympic Games. During the Games, Spanish athletes settled 4 World records and 1 Paralympic record.
Thailand competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was the country's tenth appearance at the Paralympic Games.
Italy competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Paralympics since 1960. An analysis by Michelina Manzillo reports that Italy ranked as the top country in the European Union for the number of medals won at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
Israel competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021. The delegation includes 33 athletes – 18 women and 15 men – competing in 11 sports: athletics, badminton, boccia, goalball, paracanoeing, powerlifting, rowing, shooting, swimming, table tennis, and wheelchair tennis.
Malaysia competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan from 24 August to 5 September 2021 which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Norway competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 25 August to 6 September 2020.
Ecuador competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Kenya competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Vietnam competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Azerbaijan competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Indonesia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place in 2020, the Games were rescheduled for 24 August to 5 September 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Kazakhstan competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Belarus competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
Hong Kong competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. These were the last games contested by Hong Kong under the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee and Sports Association for the Physically Disabled umbrella, before the organisation separated into two independent entities namely the Hong Kong Paralympic Committee and Hong Kong Sports Association for the Physically Disabled on 1 April 2022.