2020 Summer Paralympics
summer paralympics japanese 東京パラリンピック競技大会 hepburn tōkyō nizeronizero pararinpikku kyōgi taikai branded tokyo paralympic game international multisport parasports event held august september tokyo japan th summer paralympic game organized international paralympic committee ipc originally scheduled take place august september summer olympics paralympics postponed year march due covid pandemic rescheduled game still referred tokyo marketing branding purpose olympics game largely held behind closed door outside spectator due state emergency greater tokyo area prefecture game second summer paralympics hosted tokyo since third paralympics held japan overall since winter paralympics nagano due postponement paralympics covid pandemic also first paralympic game held oddnumbered year first summer paralympics held nonleap year game featured medal event sport badminton taekwondo making paralympic debut replace football aside sailing china topped medal table fifth consecutive paralympics gold total medal great britain finished second ninth time gold total medal united state finished third gold best finish since game total medal russian paralympic committee finished fourth total gold total medal putting third place ranked total medal host summer olympics would also host summer paralympics according agreement international paralympic committee international olympic committee th ioc session tokyo awarded summer olympics paralympics via tiebreaker second round voting ahead summer paralympics closing ceremony governor tokyo yuriko koike advocated city improve accessibility legacy project game cited narrow roadway sidewalk building constructed narrow doorway low ceiling challenge needed overcome particular called transition underground power line facilitate widening road number toyota epalette selfdriving vehicle adapted provide transport athlete paralympic game village august however use vehicle suspended one collided athlete vehicle reused day later september application volunteer olympic paralympic game released january application received interview whittle number began february training taking place october volunteer venue known field cast volunteer city known city cast name chosen shortlist four original pair name shortlisted name shining blue shining blue tokyo game anchor city anchor game force city force name chosen people applied volunteer game design medal summer paralympics unveiled august olympic medal constructed using recycled metal obtained electronics recycling programme medal feature design inspired traditional folding hand fan symbolise shared experience paralympics alternating sector containing textured area visually tactually depict flower leaf rock water wood symbolise geology japan pivot fan meet stated symbolise unity paralympic athlete obverse medal contains untextured version fan pattern paralympic emblem inscription braille aid visual impairment edge ribbon medal contain one two three circular indentation silicone convex dot gold silver bronze medal respectively easily identified touch summer olympics largely held behind closed door due covid pandemic japan state emergency tokyo issued prime minister yoshihide suga though event region could held spectator capacity whichever smaller subject state emergency declaration originally effect july august two day paralympic opening ceremony august citing worsening rate infection suga announced existing state emergency would extended august expanded several prefecture including three neighbour tokyo new daily case tokyo reached august anticipated public spectator would admitted paralympics tokyo affected region olympics organizer discussed option form spectator presence inviting local school student attend event program also employed olympics largely scaled back due pandemic later confirmed would public spectator venue tokyo chiba saitama prefecture august state emergency extended september expanded include shizuoka august tokyo organizing committee delivery officer hidemasa nakamura stated biosecurity protocol paralympics expanded upon olympics due increased vulnerability covid among athlete tokyo facing deteriorating hospital capacity fight time need make sure sufficient communication taken speedy manner paula tesoriero new zealand delegation stated tokyo organizing committee ipc worked tirelessly create safest secure environment possible focus continuing stay vigilant september four consecutive day without new covid case within paralympic bubble ipc commended tokyo organizing committee work handling pandemic spokesperson stating amount work gone behind scene deliver seen past three week phenomenal detail torch relay route announced november heritage flame celebration held stoke mandeville flame lighting festival took place japan prefecture august second phase relay another ritual performed prefecture jointly hosting event tokyo august throughout three prefecture cohosted paralympic event runup paralympic opening ceremony last day tokyo prefecture torch lit flame flame lighting festival hosted prefecture brought together tokyo night august front akasaka palace flame unified third last phase relay began lasted day rote used last leg summer olympics torch relay aluminium taken temporary housing fukushima make torch olympic paralympic flame piece aluminium used organizer contacted local authority see house longer used summer paralympics featured event sport badminton taekwondo made paralympic debut tokyo classification added realigned sport canoe shooting table tennis track cycling wheelchair fencing saw increase number medal event held reduction athletics swimming new sport january ipc began accepting bid new sport added paralympic programme six sport reported made bid including amputee football badminton power hockey powerchair football taekwondo new discipline also proposed existing event including x basketball wheelchair id classification visually impaired match racing oneperson multihull sailing january ipc officially announced badminton taekwondo added paralympic programme replaced football aside sailing dropped due insufficient international reach december world antidoping agency wada banned russia international sport period four year russian government found tampered lab data provided wada january condition russian antidoping agency reinstated april confirmed russian athlete would represent russian paralympic committee acronym rpc least five country withdrew game due covidrelated concern including north korea declined participate either olympics paralympics well kiribati samoa tonga vanuatu due budgetary concern tied covid travel restriction absent direct flight japan four country athlete would travel tokyo via australia new zealand international border country nonresident closed since march would subject day quarantine period flight japan way back home country august afghanistan representing islamic republic afghanistan withdrew game due violence instability country following taliban capture kabul left team zakia khudadadi taekwondo hossain rasouli athletics unable travel tokyo national flag still paraded opening ceremony signal solidarity however major global operation two athlete successfully evacuated france trained insep paris arriving flight paris delegation tokyo august ipc president andrew parson stated team would available press conference given special permission skip interacting athlete village rasouli missed event originally intended compete men declining offer compete event alternative rasouli accepted extra spot men long jump following team qualified least one athlete six bhutan grenada guyana maldives paraguay saint vincent grenadine made debut appearance paralympic game two returned game sending delegation barbados first time history classified athlete game along luxembourg classified athlete last time beijing athlete npc ranking listed number athlete august test event olympic paralympic game contested june june start summer olympics selected paralympic sport athletics – may goalball – september paratriathlon – august powerlifting – september swimming april wheelchair rugby – march announced february test event would banner ready steady tokyo event would organised tokyo organising committee rest national international organisation world sailing world cup series held enoshima first test event last tokyo challenge track meet may test event scheduled march postponed due covid host nation japan five podium sweep follows preliminary schedule announced october finalized schedule released august original schedule august september postpone paralympics event delayed day one day less full year preserve day week giving new schedule august september time date use japan standard time utc venue paralympic game detailed tokyo official website japan national stadium olympic stadium – athletics opening closing ceremony nippon budokan – judo tokyo equestrian park – equestrian tokyo international forum – powerlifting tokyo metropolitan gymnasium – table tennis yoyogi national stadium – badminton wheelchair rugby musashino forest sport plaza – wheelchair basketball secondary venue aomi urban sport venue – football aside ariake arena – wheelchair basketball main venue ariake tennis park – wheelchair tennis dream island archery park – archery makuhari messe – goalball sitting volleyball taekwondo wheelchair fencing odaiba marine park – paratriathlon tokyo aquatic centre – swimming ariake gymnastics centre – boccia sea forest waterway – rowing paracanoe asaka shooting range – shooting izu velodrome – track cycling fuji speedway – road cycling harumi futo – paralympic village tokyo big sight conference tower – international medium broadcast centre emblem olympics paralympics unveiled april paralympic emblem feature hand fan circle form filled indigocolored checkerboard pattern design meant express refined elegance sophistication exemplifies japan design replaced previous emblem scrapped due allegation plagiarized logo théâtre de liège belgium shortlist mascot tokyo game unveiled december winning entry announced february candidate pair created ryo taniguchi received vote declared winner defeating kana yanos pair b vote sanae akimotos pair c vote someity figure pink chequered pattern inspired game official logo well cherry blossom flower calm powerful natureloving speak wind miraitowa someity named organising committee july japanese public broadcaster nhk commissioned series anime short conjunction game animation x paralympic hero short featured different paralympic sport produced collaboration wellknown creator anime manga sometimes featuring crossover popular series reallife athlete international paralympic committee anticipated summer paralympics would seen global audience least billion viewer increase estimated billion game olympic broadcasting service ob provided live broadcast sport increase rio japanese broadcaster nhk aired coverage selected event k market without dedicated rightsholder ipc streamed game youtube twitter facebook page united kingdom third summer paralympics broadcast channel planned air least hour coverage freetoair tv dedicated primarily team event hour coverage via streaming well highlight program last leg nightly broadcaster launched trailer directed bradford young entitled super human midjuly aimed focus reality life paralympic athlete sacrifice make pursuit greatness united state nbcuniversal aired hour coverage peacock nbcsn olympic channel nbc broadcast five highlight program course game afterward three airing primetime showcased incredible backstories athlete team competing tokyo canadian medium right led cbc hour television coverage along broadcast sportsnet amitv australia seven network offered one freetoair channel broadcast via either channel mate channel free streaming channel via online plus service new zealand game broadcast tvnz duke tvnz faced criticism scale coverage including lack streaming coverage tvnz broadcast ob world feed missing coverage event involving local athlete september citing criticism tvnz announced would waive geoblocking ipcs official stream youtube india eurosport india discovery debuted new local rightsholder focusing coverage event involving indian athlete first time chile paralympics broadcast tvn brazil tokyo paralympic game broadcast grupo globo platform sportv globoplay first time event broadcast live rede globo freetoair channel late night early morning game sublicensed public broadcaster consortium led tv brasil tv cultura malaysia tokyo paralympic game broadcast astro arena hd channel singapore selected live event telecast mediacorp channel rest coverage streamed mewatch selected highlight also appeared mediacorp entertainment youtube channel philippine tokyo paralympic game broadcast cable channel tap sport streamed online tap go tokyo governor yuriko koike pressed ahead student allowed attend paralympics paralympic organizing committee tokyo arguing important student view athlete disability education disability remarked due state emergency tokyo concerning illness chiba prefecture later dropped program due two teacher found covid infection reigning judo paralympic champion georgia zviad gogotchuri arrested assaulting security guard tokyo hotel august visually impaired judoka georgia later ejected game japan aramitsu kitazono scheduled compete round event men kg category however forced withdraw last minute two day scheduled event sustaining injury head leg incident happened august paralympics village revealed aramitsu hit toyota epalette driverless vehicle manual control operator walking pedestrian crossing opponent dmytro solovey ukraine automatically qualified quarterfinal result aramitsus late withdrawal malaysian shot putter f class muhammad ziyad zolkefli arrived three minute late event cleared compete event august originally gold medal men shot put f event thus defending title rio breaking new world record however event finished gold stripped protest ukrainian delegation citing ziyad came late call room ziyad australian todd hodgets ecuadorian jordi villalba also disqualified event failure report call room later malaysian youth sport minister ahmad faizal azumu issued statement via twitter account stating national paralympic committee malaysia australia ecuador made jointcounter protest opposing protest made ukrainian delegation however appeal three npc rejected ukrainian maksym koval remains gold medal winner event social medium account ukraine spammed hateful comment malaysian including ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskys instagram account kovals instagram account also hacked malaysian cyber trooper due result action caused official facebook account ukrainian embassy malaysia deactivated embassy official twitter account set private forty officer yamanashi prefectural police tasked support local police venue control traffic game removed duty tokyo metropolitan police department tmpd sent home following numerous incident included visiting brothel drinking dormitory regulation bar surrounding kinshichō station sumida descended drunken brawl civilian bystander latter incident led tmpd intervene led officer caught summer olympics wethe tokyo international paralympic committee website tokyo official homepage