XVI Summer Paralympic Games

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They were held in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. According to the original calendar, however, they should have been held from 25 August to 2 September 2020. On March 24, the IOC announced that, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they would be postponed, keeping the same name for marketing reasons, not beyond the summer of 2021. On 30 March the new dates were officially announced (24 August - 5 September 2021).

It is the second time that the city of Tokyo hosts the Paralympic Games after the 1964 edition.

In this edition, Badminton and Paralympic Taekwondo are part of the sport, while paralympic sailing and football are eliminated.

Assignment
As with agreements concluded in 2001 between the International Paralympic Committee and the International Olympic Committee, the country selected to host the Olympic Games will also host the corresponding Paralympic Games. On September 7, 2013 during the 125th session of the International Olympic Committee held in Buenos Aires, the city of Tokyo obtained the possibility to organize the Games of the XXXII Olympic Games and consequently also the XVI Summer Paralympic Games. The Japanese capital has won the competition of the Turkish city of Istanbul and the Spanish capital Madrid.

Development and preparation

Race seats

Heritage Area
Olympic Stadium: athletics, ceremonies
Nippon Budokan: judo
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium: tennis table
Yoyogi National Gymnasium: wheelchair rugby
Tokyo International Forum: weights

Other plants
Asaka range: shooting
Velodromo di Izu: cycling on track
Fuji Circuit: road cycling
Makuhari Messe: goalball, paralimpic volleyball, wheelchair fencing
Musashino Forest Sport Plaza: basketball in wheelchair

Tokyo Bay Area
Ariake Coliseum: wheelchair tennis
Yumenoshima Park: Archery
Baji-kōen: riding
Odaiba Marine Park: paratriathlon
Tokyo Aquatics Centre: swimming
Ariake Gymnastics Centre: bowl
Sea Forest Waterway: canoeing, paracanoa
Aomi Urban Sports Park: 5-un-side football
Ariake Arena: basketball in wheelchair

The Games

Countries participating

Algeria
Angola
Saudi Arabia
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Refugeed Paralympic athletes
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Barbados
Bhutan
Belarus
Belgium
Benin
Bermuda
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burundi
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Chile
China China China
Cyprus
Colombia
South Korea
Ivory Coast
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Denmark
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
United Arab Emirates
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fig.
Philippines
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
United Kingdom
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia