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competed at the

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, from 24 August to 5 September 2021. This was their sixteenth consecutive appearance at the

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since

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Medalists

Archery

Italy qualified eight archers: Matteo Bonacina,

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Elisabetta Mijno Elisabetta Mijno (born 10 January 1986) is an Italian Paralympic archer. Career At the 2012 Summer Paralympics, Mijno won a silver medal. Then, at the 2016 Summer Paralympics, she won a bronze. She studied medicine at the University of Turin ...

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Vincenza Petrilli Vincenza "Enza" Petrilli (born in Taurianova 28 August 1990) is an Italian paralympic archer who won a silver medal at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports ...

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, Stefano Travisani and Maria Andrea Virgilio.

Athletics

The athletics team is made up of 11 athletes, 6 women and 5 men. To the nine athletes classified by right, the Italy team added two more participation cards a few days before the start of the

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. ;Men's track ;Men's field ;Women's track ;Women's field

Badminton

Rosa De Marco has qualified to compete at the Games.

Cycling

Katia Aere, Pierpaolo Addesi, Fabio Anobile,

Paolo Cecchetto Paolo Cecchetto (born 19 July 1967) is an Italian paralympic cyclist who won a gold medal at the Summer Paralympics. See also * Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics References External links * Paolo Cecchettoat the ''Comitato Italiano Pa ...

, Diego Colombari,

Fabrizio Cornegliani Fabrizio Cornegliani (born 12 March 1969) is an Italian Para-cyclist who represented Italy at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Career Cornegliani represented Italy in the men's road time trial H1 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics The , br ...

, Giorgi Farroni, Luca Mazzone, Francesca Porcellato,

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and Ana Vitelaru have all qualified to compete.

Equestrian

Sara Morganti, Francesca Salvadé, Carola Semperboni and Federica Sileoni have all qualified to compete.

Paracanoeing

Veronica Silvia Biglia, Eleonora De Paolis, Esteban Gabriel Farias and

Federico Mancarella Federico Mancarella (born 4 September 1992) is an Italian paracanoeist. He represents Italy in elite international competitions. Career Mancarella represented Italy at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the men's KL2 event and finished in fifth pla ...

have all qualified to compete.

Paratriathlon

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, Anna Barbaro, Alberto Buccoliero, Rita Cuccuru and

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have all qualified to compete.

Powerlifting

Donato Telesca has qualified to compete at the Games.

Rowing

Italy qualified two boats in the mixed events for the games. Mixed coxed four crews qualified by winning the bronze and securing the third of available place at the

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. Meanwhile, mixed double sculls crew qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in

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. Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage

Shooting

Italy entered three athletes into the Paralympic competition.

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successfully break the Paralympic qualification at the 2018 WSPS World Championships which was held in Cheongju, South Korea and two others qualified from 2018 WSPS World Cup which was held in Châteauroux, France.

Sitting volleyball

Italy's women's sitting volleyball team qualified for the 2020 Summer Paralympics after winning the 2019 Sitting Volleyball European Championships in Budapest, Hungary in July 2019. ;Summary

Women's tournament

;Group play ---- ---- ;Fifth place match

Swimming

Italy qualified 29 swimmers. ;Men ;Women ;Mixed

Table tennis

Italy entered seven players into the Games.

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qualified from the 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg,

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and other four athletes qualified via World Ranking allocation. ;Men ;Women

Taekwondo

Italy qualified one athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Antonino Bossolo qualified by entered top six in the world ranking.

Wheelchair fencing

Matteo Betti, Marco Cima, Edoardo Giordan, Emanuele Lambertini, Ionela Andreea Mogos, Rossana Pasquino, Loredana Trigilia and

Beatrice Vio Beatrice Maria Adelaide Marzia Vio (born 4 March 1997), better known as Bebe Vio, is an Italian wheelchair fencer, the 2014 and 2016 European champion, 2015 and 2017 World champion, and 2016 and 2020 Paralympic champion in the foil B category. ...

have all qualified to compete.

Wheelchair tennis

Italy qualified one players entries for wheelchair tennis. She qualified by world ranking.

Notes

References

External links

Italian Paralympic Committee
{{NPCsin2020SummerParalympics Nations at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

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