Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
at the
2020 Summer Paralympics were held in the
National Stadium
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in
Tokyo
Tokyo (; ja, 東京, , ), officially the Tokyo Metropolis ( ja, 東京都, label=none, ), is the capital and largest city of Japan. Formerly known as Edo, its metropolitan area () is the most populous in the world, with an estimated 37.468 ...
. 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
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. 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:
* T/F11-13: Blind (11) and visually impaired (12-13) athletes; track athletes would often run with a
guide
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Travel and recreation
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* T/F20: Athletes who have an intellectual impairment.
* T/F 31-38: Athletes who have
cerebral palsy
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or other coordination impairments. 31-34 for wheelchair events and 35-38 for running events.
* F40-41:
Les Autres
Les Autres sport classification is system used in disability sport for people with locomotor disabilities not included in other classification systems for people with physical disabilities. The purpose of this system is to facilitate fair competiti ...
- typically for athletes who have
dwarfism
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* T/F 42-47: Athletes who are amputees. In field events, some athletes would compete in seated events.
* T/F 51-58: Athletes who have a
spinal cord injury
A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord that causes temporary or permanent changes in its function. Symptoms may include loss of muscle function, sensation, or autonomic function in the parts of the body served by the spinal cor ...
or disability. In field events, most athletes would compete in seated events.
* T/F 61-64: Athletes who have a
prosthesis
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affected by limb deficiency and leg length difference.
* RR1, RR2, RR3 Athletes with severe co-ordination impairment (hypertonia, ataxia, athetosis) competing in RaceRunning events.
Event summary table
Qualification
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Schedule
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
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Silver
Silver is a chemical element with the Symbol (chemistry), symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European wikt:Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/h₂erǵ-, ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, whi ...
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Bronze
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See also
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Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the Games. They were due to be held from 31 July – 9 August 2020, at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were postponed to ...
References
External links
Results book
{{2021 in athletics
2020 Summer Paralympics events
2020
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Paralympics
International athletics competitions hosted by Japan