title: Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
text: # Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
  
  Dominican Republic competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.
  
  ## Disability classifications
  
  Every participant at the Paralympics has their disability grouped into one of five disability categories; amputation, the condition may be congenital or sustained through injury or illness; cerebral palsy; wheelchair athletes, there is often overlap between this and other categories; visual impairment, including blindness; Les autres, any physical disability that does not fall strictly under one of the other categories, for example dwarfism or multiple sclerosis. Each Paralympic sport then has its own classifications, dependent upon the specific physical demands of competition. Events are given a code, made of numbers and letters, describing the type of event and classification of the athletes competing. Some sports, such as athletics, divide athletes by both the category and severity of their disabilities, other sports, for example swimming, group competitors from different categories together, the only separation being based on the severity of the disability.
  
  ## Competitors
  
  | Sport | Men | Women | Total |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Athletics | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Powerlifting | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | Swimming | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Total | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  
  ## Athletics
  
  ### Women
  
  **Track**
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Darlenys de la Cruz Guide: Erick García | 100m T12 | 12.55 PB | 1 Q | 12.45 PB | 2q | 12.53 | 4 |
  | Darlenys de la Cruz Guide: Erick García | 200m T12 | 25.79 | 2 | N/A | N/A | DNA | 5 |
  | Luis Andres Vasquez | 400m T47 | 50.94 | 3 Q | N/A | N/A | 49.61 PB | 5 |
  
  ## Powerlifting
  
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Men ||||
  | Jose Manuel | Men's 65 kg | 145 | 7 |
  
  ## Swimming
  
  ### Men
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Patricio Tse Anibal | Men's 50 metre breaststroke SB2 | 1:41.18 | 4 | 1:41.29 | 8 |
  
  ### Women
  
  | Athlete | Event | Heats | Heats | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
  | Lourdes Alejandra | Women's 100m backstroke SB6 | 1:53.25 | 6 | Did not advance | 11 |
  | Lourdes Alejandra | Women's 50 metre freestyle S8 | 36.82 | 7 | Did not advance | 13 |
  | Lourdes Alejandra | Women's 100m butterfly S8 | N/A | N/A | 1:44.12 | 8 |
  