Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Athletics
at the XVI Paralympic Games
Athletics pictogram of the
2020 Summer Paralympics
VenueTokyo National Stadium
Dates27 August – 5 September 2021
Competitors1100 in 168 events from 129 nations
2016
2024

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics were held in the National Stadium in Tokyo. 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.[1]

The 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They kept the 2020 name and were instead held from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[2][3]

  1. ^ "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 7 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympic.org (Press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020.

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