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.
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.
Classification and events.
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:
Event summary table.
Key:
Participating nations.
As of June 2021.
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Medal table.
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) :
References.
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