Sporting event delegation
Japan competed as the host nation of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in their capital Tokyo from 24 August to 5 September 2021.[1][2]
Medalists
Competitors
The following is the list of number of competitors participating in the Games:
Archery
Japan fielded nine archers (four men and five women) at the Games, as the host nation is automatically entitled to use the individual quota places.[3]
- Men's individual
- Women's individual
- Mixed team
Athletics
Japan have secured three quotas in athletics after being in the top four of the 2019 World Para Athletics Marathon Championships and twelve more automatic qualification slots at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships.[4]
- Men's road & track
- Men's field
- Women's road & track
- Women's field
Badminton
- Men
- Women
*1 Nipada Saensupa from Thailand retired during the match between Ma Huihui from China, though the result doesn't count.
- Mixed
Boccia
Cycling
Road
- Men
- Women
Track
- Men
- Women
Equestrian
Football 5-a-side
- Roster
The following is the Japan squad in the football 5-a-side tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[5]
- Group stage
Source: TOCOG
- Fifth place match
Goalball
Under goalball rules, as the host nation, Japan gets one of the ten slots for the men's, and women's, competitions. There are up to six athletes on the court at a time; three athletes per team are allowed on the court at one time.
Men
The following is the Japan roster in the men's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[6]
- Group stage
Source: TOCOG
(H) Hosts
- Quarter-final
Women
The following is the Japan roster in the women's goalball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[7]
- Group stage
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of wins; 4) goals against; 5) head-to-head goal difference.
(H) Hosts
- Quarterfinal
- Semi-final
- Bronze medal match
Judo
- Men
- Women
Paracanoeing
- Men
- Women
Paratriathlon
Powerlifting
Rowing
Japan qualified two boats in the women's single sculls and mixed coxed four events for the games. Women's single sculls crews qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 FISA Asian & Oceanian Qualification Regatta in Tokyo, while mixed coxed four received the bipartite commission invitation allocation quotas.
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); R=Repechage
Shooting
- Mixed
Swimming
Five Japanese swimmers have qualified to compete in swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics via the 2019 World Para Swimming Championships slot allocation method.[9][10]
- Men
- Women
Table tennis
Japan as host nation, entered five athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Takashi Asano qualified from 2019 ITTF Asian Para Championships which was held in Taichung, Taiwan and four others via World Ranking allocation.[11]
- Men
- Women
Taekwondo
Japan as the host nation qualified three athletes to compete in three events at the Paralympics competition.
Sitting Volleyball
The women's sitting volleyball team finished in 10th place at the 2018 World ParaVolley Championships in the Netherlands but they hope to improve their volleyball skills before the home games.[12]
- Summary
Men's tournament
- Group play
Source: TOCOG
- Seventh place match
Women's tournament
- Group play
Source: TOCOG
(H) Host
- Seventh place match
Wheelchair basketball
Men's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Japan roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[13]
- Group stage
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
- Quarter-final
- Semi-final
- Gold medal match
Women's tournament
- Roster
The following is the Japan roster in the women's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[14]
- Group stage
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
(H) Hosts
- Quarter-final
- 5th–6th classification playoff
Wheelchair fencing
Wheelchair rugby
Japan national wheelchair rugby team qualified for the Games automatically as the host nation quotas.
- Team roster
- Team event – 1 team of 12 player
- Group stage
Source: Tokyo2020
(H) Hosts
- Semi final
- Bronze medal match
Wheelchair tennis
Japan qualified twelve players entries for wheelchair tennis. Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta. Meanwhile ten other athletes qualified by world rankings.[15]
See also
References
- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games". www.paralympic.org. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 26 October 2018.
- ^ "An additional four archers qualify for Tokyo 2020: Qualifiers for the host country slots". The Nippon Foundation Paralympic Support Centre. 30 March 2021.
- ^ "World marathon titles at stake in London". World Para Athletics. 27 April 2019.
- ^ "Football 5-a-side – Team Japan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 26 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Goalball – Team Japan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Goalball – Team Japan". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
- ^ "Judo – Men -81 kg – Official Communication – Judo weigh-in Men -81kg" (PDF). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 27 August 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Medallists by Event" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 15 September 2019.
- ^ "World Championships Slot Allocation Method" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 14 October 2019.
- ^ "2019 Para Table Tennis Calendar". International Table Tennis Federation. 16 March 2019.
- ^ "Japan target Sitting Volleyball success at Tokyo 2020". www.worldparavolley.org. 28 August 2018.
- ^ "Japan men's national wheelchair basketball team". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 1 September 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Japan women's national wheelchair basketball team". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
- ^ "Yui Kamiji and Shingo Kunieda win gold, qualify for 2020 Paralympics". www.japantime.co.jp. 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
