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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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Athletics
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Athletics pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates27 August – 5 September 2021
Competitors1100 in 168 events from 129 nations
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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.[1]

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were instead held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[2][3]

Classification and events

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See also: Paralympic classification

Participating athletes are given a classification depending on their disabilities (T denotes track events, F denotes field events). They are categorised into seven different classifications:[4][5]

  • T/F11-13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12-13) athletes; track athletes would often run with a guide.
  • T/F20: Athletes who have an intellectual impairment.
  • T/F 31-38: Athletes who have cerebral palsy or other coordination impairments. 31-34 for wheelchair events and 35-38 for running events.
  • F40-41: Les Autres - typically for athletes who have dwarfism.
  • T/F 42-47: Athletes who are amputees. In field events, some athletes would compete in seated events.
  • T/F 51-58: Athletes who have a spinal cord injury or disability. In field events, most athletes would compete in seated events.
  • T/F 61-64: Athletes who have a prosthesis affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference.
  • RR1, RR2, RR3 Athletes with severe co-ordination impairment (hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis) competing in RaceRunning events.

Event summary table

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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Men's Events
Classification
Event 		Visual Impairment ID Cerebral Palsy athletes
T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant 		RG Amputee athletes Wheelchair athletes
Spinal injuries 		Prosthesis athletes
T11 T12 T13 T20 T32 T33 T34 T35 T36 T37 T38 T40 T41 T42 T43 T44 T45 T46 T47 T51 T52 T53 T54 T55 T56 T57 T61 T62 T63 T64
F11 F12 F13 F20 F32 F33 F34 F35 F36 F37 F38 F40 F41 F42 F43 F44 F45 F46 F47 F51 F52 F53 F54 F55 F56 F57 F61 F62 F63 F64
Track events
100 metres ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ● ● ● ● ●
200 metres ● ● ● ● ●
400 metres ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● >> ● ● ● ●
800 metres >> ● ● ●
1500 metres ● >> ● ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
5000 metres ● >> ● >> ●
Marathon >> ● >> ● >> >> ●
Field events
High Jump >> >> ● ● ●
Long Jump ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ●
Shot Put ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ● ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
Discus ● ● >> ● >> >> ● >> ●
Javelin >> ● >> ● ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> >> >> ●
Club throw ● ●
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics - Women's Events
Classification
Event 		Visual Impairment ID Cerebral Palsy athletes
T32-34 Wheelchair : T35-38 Ambulant 		RG Amputee athletes Wheelchair athletes
Spinal injuries 		Prosthesis athletes
T11 T12 T13 T20 T32 T33 T34 T35 T36 T37 T38 T40 T41 T42 T43 T44 T45 T46 T47 T51 T52 T53 T54 T55 T56 T57 T61 T62 T63 T64
F11 F12 F13 F20 F32 F33 F34 F35 F36 F37 F38 F40 F41 F42 F43 F44 F45 F46 F47 F51 F52 F53 F54 F55 F56 F57 F61 F62 F63 F64
Track events
100 metres ● ● ● >> ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ● ● ●
200 metres ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ●
400 metres ● ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ●
800 metres >> ● ● ●
1500 metres ● >> ● ● >> ●
5000 metres >> ●
Marathon >> ● >> ●
Field events
Long Jump ● ● ● ● ● >> >> ● ● ●
Shot Put >> ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● >> ●
Discus Throw ● >> ● >> ● >> >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
Javelin >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ● >> ●
Club throw ● ●
Key:
  • ID : Classifications for intellectual disability
  • RG : Les Autres classification, including dwarfism and restricted growth
  • ● : Event in this classification
  • >> : Competitors in this classification may take part in event for the next competed classification, e.g. T33 may compete in T34 event, or both T35 and T36 athletes may compete in a T37 event.
Athletics at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
Track events
100 mmenwomen
200 mmenwomen
400 mmenwomen
800 mmenwomen
1500 mmenwomen
5000 mmenwomen
4×100 m relaymixed
Road events
Marathonmenwomen
Field events
Long jumpmenwomen
High jumpmen
Shot putmenwomen
Discus throwmenwomen
Javelin throwmenwomen
Club throwmenwomen

Qualification

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Main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Participating nations

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As of June 2021.[6]

Schedule

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● Finals
August / September 27 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 4 5
Final 13 16 19 16 21 17 18 17 25 5
Cumulative Total 13 29 48 64 85 102 120 137 162 167

Medal table

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Two silver medals were awarded for a second-place tie in the men's high jump T47 athletics event. No bronze medal was awarded as a result.

Two bronze medals were awarded for a third-place tie in the men's 100 metres T64 athletics event.

Due to the disqualification of two participants, a bronze medal was not awarded in the women's 100 metres T11 athletics event.

Source (167 Gold, 168 Silver, 166 Bronze) :[7]

RankNPCGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China27131151
2 RPC12131338
3 United States10171441
4 Great Britain951024
5 Brazil891128
6 Switzerland73212
7 Ukraine615324
8 Iran56011
9 Poland53311
10 Uzbekistan5229
11 Australia47819
12 Germany45615
13 Tunisia45211
14 Morocco44210
15 Spain4419
16 Thailand4239
17 Azerbaijan4116
 Cuba4116
19 Algeria34310
20 Japan33612
21 Netherlands3238
22 New Zealand3227
23 Venezuela3216
24 South Africa3126
25 Canada2428
26 Mexico2158
27 India1528
28 Italy1449
29 Colombia13711
30 France1348
31 Finland1315
32 Greece1214
33 Belgium1124
34 Costa Rica1102
35 Ecuador1023
 Nigeria1023
37 Sri Lanka1012
38 Chile1001
 Ethiopia1001
 Hungary1001
 Ireland1001
 Jordan1001
 Malaysia1001
 Norway1001
 Pakistan1001
46 Argentina0235
47 Croatia0224
48 Bulgaria0202
49 Latvia0123
50 Iraq0112
 Kuwait0112
 Namibia0112
 United Arab Emirates0112
54 Serbia0101
55 Czech Republic0022
56 Belarus0011
 Denmark0011
 Indonesia0011
 Kenya0011
 Oman0011
 Portugal0011
 Qatar0011
 Saudi Arabia0011
 Slovakia0011
 Uganda0011
Totals (65 entries)167168166501

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Paralympic Athletics Classification Guide". International Paralympic Committee. 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Athletics - Tokyo 2020". tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 16 June 2019.
  6. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Slot Allocation Overview" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 23 June 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Para Athletics (Formerly IPC Athletics) News & Events". Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
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