The 2020 Summer Paralympics (Japanese: 東京2020パラリンピック競技大会, Hepburn: Tōkyō Nizeronizero Pararinpikku Kyōgi Taikai), branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Originally scheduled to take place from 25 August to 6 September 2020, both the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics were postponed by a year in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the rescheduled Games still referred to as Tokyo 2020 for marketing and branding purposes. As with the Olympics, the Games were largely held behind closed doors with no outside spectators due to a state of emergency in the Greater Tokyo Area and other prefectures. The Games were the second Summer Paralympics hosted by Tokyo since 1964, and the third Paralympics held in Japan overall since the 1998 Winter Paralympics in Nagano. Due to the postponement of the Paralympics because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was also the first (and only) Paralympic Games to be held in an odd-numbered year and the first Summer Paralympics to be held in a non-leap year.
The Games featured 539 medal events in 22 sports, with badminton and taekwondo both making their Paralympic debut to replace football 7-a-side and sailing. China topped the medal table for the fifth consecutive Paralympics, with 96 golds and 207 total medals. Great Britain finished second for the ninth time, with 41 golds and 124 total medals. The United States finished third, with 37 golds, their best finish since the 2008 games, and 104 total medals. The Russian Paralympic Committee finished fourth, with a total of 36 golds and 118 total medals, putting them in third place when ranked by total medals.
Venues[]
Competitive[]
| Venue | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Japan National Stadium | Tokyo (Heritage Zone) | Opening/closing ceremonies, athletics |
| Nippon Budokan | Judo | |
| Tokyo Equestrian Park | Equestrian | |
| Tokyo International Forum | Powerlifting | |
| Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | Table tennis | |
| Yoyogi National Gymnasium | Badminton, wheelchair rugby | |
| Musashino Forest Sports Plaza | Wheelchair basketball (secondary venue) | |
| Aomi Urban Sports Venue | Tokyo (Tokyo Bay Zone) | Football 5-a-side |
| Ariake Arena | Wheelchair basketball (main venue) | |
| Ariake Coliseum | Wheelchair tennis | |
| Yumenoshima Park | Archery | |
| Makuhari Messe | Goalball, sitting volleyball, taekwondo, wheelchair fencing | |
| Odaiba Marine Park | Paratriathlon | |
| Tokyo Aquatics Centre | Swimming | |
| Ariake Gymnastics Centre | Boccia | |
| Sea Forest Waterway | Rowing, paracanoe | |
| Camp Asaka | Nerima, Tokyo | Shooting |
| Izu Velodrome | Shizuoka | Track cycling |
| Fuji Speedway | Oyama, Shizuoka | Road cycling |
Non-competitive[]
| Venue | Location | Events |
|---|---|---|
| Harumi Futo | Tokyo | Olympic Village |
| Tokyo Big Sight | International Media and Broadcast Centre |
Broadcasters[]
| Country | Network |
|---|---|
| Latin America | Claro Sports |
| Middle East and North Africa | beIN Sports |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport, TV5Monde |
| Argentina | Televisión Pública, DeporTV |
| Australia | Seven Network, 7mate, 7plus |
| Austria | ORF |
| Belgium | VRT, RTBF |
| Brazil | TV Globo, SporTV, Globoplay, TV Brasil, TV Cultura |
| Canada | CBC, Sportsnet, AMI-tv |
| Chile | TVN |
| China | CCTV |
| Cuba | ICRT |
| Denmark | DR |
| France | France Télévisions |
| Germany | ARD, ZDF |
| Hong Kong | RTHK, TVB, ViuTV, Hong Kong Open TV, Hong Kong Cable Television, Now TV |
| India | Eurosport, Discovery+ |
| Indonesia | Emtek |
| Iceland | RÚV |
| Ireland | RTÉ |
| Italy | RAI |
| Japan | NHK |
| Malaysia | Astro Arena |
| Mexico | Televisa, TUDN |
| Netherlands | NOS |
| New Zealand | TVNZ Duke |
| Philippines | TAP Sports, TAP Go |
| Poland | TVP |
| Portugal | RTP |
| Singapore | Channel 5, meWATCH |
| South Africa | SABC |
| Spain | RTVE |
| Taiwan | ELTA TV, EBC, PTS |
| United Kingdom | Channel 4, More4 |
| United States | Peacock, NBCSN, Olympic Channel, NBC, Telemundo |
| Venezuela | TVes |