List of Sports in Tokyo Paralympics Games 2021

After successfully hosting Olympics 2020, Tokyo is ready to host summer Paralympics 2020. It is expected that the Paralympics will also be thrilling to watch. Fans across the world are excited to see their para-athletes perform and win medals for their respective countries. However, do you know how many sports are in Tokyo Paralympics 2020?

This year sailing and 7-a side Football sport are replaced by two new games. Go through this post to check Tokyo Paralympics 2021 Sports list. We are also providing the Tokyo Paralympics Schedule 2021 so that you don’t miss any action.

List of Sports in Tokyo Paralympics Games 2021

Here is the complete list of sports in Tokyo Paralympics 2021. Also, note the number of events associate with each sport given.

New Sports in Tokyo Paralympics 2021

The following new sports are added in the Tokyo Paralympics 2021 as replacements for 7-a-side football and sailing. Both of these sports are dropped due to their insufficient international reach.

Badminton – Para-Badminton

Para-Badminton is added in this Paralympics at Tokyo. Total 28 nations are going to participate in the Game including India. A total of 14 gold medals will be available for the athletes to won. India has sent 7 para-athletes to participate in Badminton. The highest number of athletes are from Japan i.e. 13 athletes. The total events in the Para – Badminton event of the Tokyo Paralympics are as follows.

Taekwondo (Para-taekwondo)

The second new game that is added to the Tokyo Paralympics Game 2020 is Taekwondo. World Taekwondo Federation is the authority that manages this game. Please note that only kyorugi (sparring) discipline is included in the Tokyo Paralympics and not poomsae which is a martial art form. There are going to be six events of this sport at Paralympics out of which 3 events are for both men and women.

Tokyo Paralympics Schedule 2021

Given below is the schedule of Tokyo Paralympics 2020.

Number of Athletes at Tokyo Paralympics 2021

Let’s take a look at the number of athletes for each country participating in the Tokyo Paralympics.

• Algeria – 42 Athletes
• Angola – 2 Athletes
• Argentina – 37 Athletes
• Australia – 177 Athletes
• Austria – 24 Athletes
• Azerbaijan – 12 Athletes
• Bahrain – 2 Athletes
• Belarus – 11 Athletes
• Belgium – 31 Athletes
• Bermuda – 1 Athlete
• Bhutan – 3 Athletes
• Bosnia and Herzegovina – 13 Athletes
• Botswana – 2 Athletes
• Brazil – 253 Athletes
• Bulgaria – 3 Athletes
• Burundi – 2 Athletes
• Cambodia – 1 Athlete
• Cameroon – 3 Athletes
• Canada – 128 Athletes
• Cape Verde – 1 Athlete
• Central African Republic – 1 Athlete
• Chile – 20 Athletes
• China – 230 Athletes
• Chinese Taipei – 10 Athletes
• Colombia – 34 Athletes
• Costa Rica – 2 Athletes
• Croatia – 22 Athletes
• Cuba – 5 Athletes
• Cyprus – 1 Athlete
• Czech Republic – 28 Athletes
• Denmark – 22 Athletes
• Dominican Republic – 3 Athletes
• Ecuador – 4 Athletes
• Egypt – 30 Athletes
• El Salvador – 2 Athletes
• Estonia – 5 Athletes
• Ethiopia – 1 Athlete
• Fiji – 1 Athlete
• Finland – 10 Athletes
• France – 61Athletes
• Georgia – 4 Athletes
• Germany – 134 Athletes
• Ghana – 2 Athletes
• Great Britain – 139 Athletes
• Greece – 43 Athletes
• Grenada – 1 Athlete
• Guatemala – 2 Athletes
• Guinea – 2 Athletes
• Guyana – 1 Athlete
• Hong Kong – 17 Athletes
• Hungary – 32 Athletes
• Iceland – 2 Athlete
• India – 54 Athletes
• Indonesia – 23 Athletes
• Iran – 62 Athletes
• Iraq – 5 Athletes
• Ireland – 29 Athletes
• Israel – 33 Athletes
• Italy – 113 Athletes
• Ivory Coast – 3 Athletes
• Jamaica – 2 Athletes
• Japan – 175 Athletes (host)
• Jordan – 2 Athletes
• Kazakhstan – 7 Athletes
• Kyrgyzstan – 2 Athletes
• Kenya – 3 Athletes
• Kuwait – 1 Athlete
• Latvia – 4 Athletes
• Lebanon – 1 Athlete
• Lesotho – 1 Athlete
• Libya – 1 Athlete
• Lithuania – 24 Athletes
• Luxembourg – 1 Athlete
• Malaysia – 22 Athletes
• Mali – 2 Athletes
• Mauritius – 3 Athletes
• Mexico – 37 Athletes
• Moldova – 4 Athletes
• Mongolia – 4 Athletes
• Montenegro – 1 Athlete
• Morocco – 25 Athletes
• Mozambique – 2 Athletes
• Myanmar – 1 Athlete
• Namibia – 1 Athlete
• Netherlands – 48 Athletes
• New Zealand – 45 Athletes
• Nicaragua – 1 Athlete
• Nigeria – 9 Athletes
• North Macedonia – 1 Athlete
• Norway – 10 Athletes
• Oman – 2 Athletes
• Pakistan – 1 Athlete
• Palestine – 1 Athlete
• Panama – 3 Athletes
• Papua New Guinea – 1 Athlete
• Paraguay – 2 Athletes
• Peru – 11 Athletes
• Philippines – 6 Athletes
• Poland – 89 Athletes
• Portugal – 33 Athletes
• Puerto Rico – 2 Athletes
• Qatar 1 Athlete
• Refugee Paralympic Team – 6 Athletes
• Romania – 2 Athletes
• RPC – 181 Athletes

Rwanda – 12 Athletes

• Saudi Arabia – 2 Athletes
• Senegal – 1 Athlete
• Serbia – 17 Athletes
• Singapore – 7 Athletes
• Slovakia – 27 Athletes
• Slovenia – 4 Athletes
• Solomon Islands – 1 Athlete
• South Africa – 34 Athletes
• South Korea – 66 Athletes
• Spain – 139 Athletes
• Sri Lanka – 9 Athletes
• Sweden – 26 Athletes
• Switzerland (9)
• Syria – 1 Athlete
• Thailand – 41 Athletes
• Trinidad and Tobago – 2 Athletes
• Tunisia – 26 Athletes
• Turkey – 87 Athletes
• Turkmenistan – 1 Athlete
• Uganda – 3 Athletes
• Ukraine – 107 Athletes
• United Arab Emirates – 5 Athletes
• United States – 174 Athletes
• Uruguay – 2 Athletes
• Uzbekistan – 20 Athletes
• Vanuatu – 1 Athlete
• Venezuela – 8 Athletes
• Vietnam – 7 Athletes
• Zambia – 1 Athlete
• Zimbabwe – 1 Athlete