Tokyo is preparing to fascinate all of us with another historic athletic event, the Tokyo Paralympics 2021, following the successful staging of the
Olympic games. The Paralympic Games will begin on August 24 and will last through September 5. India will be represented by 54 para-athletes, making it the largest contingent in the Games’ history. These athletes will compete in archery, athletics, badminton, canoeing, shooting, swimming, powerlifting, table tennis, and taekwondo, among other sports.
The opening ceremony of Tokyo Paralympics 2021 will take place on Tuesday, August 24th, and the Games will conclude on September 5th with a closing ceremony.
Tokyo Paralympics 2021- Dates, Timings And Events:
Take a look at the Indian contingent’s full calendar, which includes the whole schedule, dates, timings, events, and other facts, before they are seen in action.
Event: Archery
Friday, August 27
| Men’s Recurve Individual Open | Harvinder Singh, Vivek Chikara |
| Men’s Compound Individual Open | Rakesh Kumar, Shyam Sundar Swami |
| Women’s Compound Individual Open | Jyoti Baliyan |
| Compound Mixed Team Open | Jyoti Baliyan and TBC |
Event: Athletics
August 30
| Men’s Discus Throw F56 | Yogesh Kathuniya |
| Men’s Javelin Throw F46 | Sundar Singh Gurjar, Ajeet Singh, Devendra Jhajharia |
| Men’s Javelin Throw F64 | Sumit Antil, Sandeep Choudhary |
August 31
| Men’s High Jump T63 | Sharad Kumar, Mariyappan Thangavelu, Varun Singh Bhati |
| Women’s 100m T13 | Simran |
| Women’s Shot Put F34 | Bhagyashri Madavrao Jadhav |
September 1
| Men’s Club Throw F51 | Dharambir Nain, Amit Kumar Saroha |
September 2
| Men’s Shot Put F35 | Arvind Malik |
September 3
| Men’s High Jump T64 | Praveen Kumar |
| Men’s Javelin Throw F54 | Tek Chand |
| Men’s Shot Put F57 | Soman Rana |
| Women’s Club Throw F51 | Ekta Bhyan, Kashish Lakra |
September 4
| Men’s Javelin Throw F41 | Navdeep Singh |
Event: Badminton
September 1
| Men’s Singles SL3 | Pramod Bhagat, Manoj Sarkar |
| Women’s Singles SU5 | Palak Kohli |
| Mixed Doubles SL3-SU5 | Pramod Bhagat & Palak Kohli |
September 2
| Men’s Singles SL4 | Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj, Tarun Dhillon |
| Men’s Singles SS6 | Krishna Nagar |
| Women’s Singles SL4 | Parul Parmar |
| Women’s Doubles SL3-SU5 | Parul Parmar and Palak Kohli |
Event: Para Canoeing
September 2
| Women’s VL2 | Prachi Yadav |
Event: Powerlifting
August 27
| Men’s 65kg | Jaideep Deswal |
| Women’s 50kg | Sakina Khatun |
Event: Swimming
August 27
| 200 Individual Medley SM7 | Suyash Jadhav |
September 3
| 50m Butterfly S7 | Suyash Jadhav, Niranjan Mukundan |
Event: Shooting
August 30
| Men’s R1 – 10 m air rifle standing SH1 | Swaroop Mahavir Unhalkar, Deepak Saini |
| Women’s R2 | 10 m air rifle SH1 – Avani Lekhara |
August 31
| Men’s P1 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | Manish Narwal, Deepender Singh, Singhraj |
| Women’s P2 – 10 m air pistol SH1 | Rubina Francis |
September 4
| Mixed R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1 | Deepak Saini, Sidhartha Babu & Avani Lekhara |
September 2
| Mixed P3 – 25 m pistol SH1 | Akash & Rahul Jakhar |
September 3
| Men’s R7 – 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1 | Deepak Saini |
| Women’s R8 – 50 m rifle 3 positions SH1 | Avani Lekhara |
September 4
| Mixed P4 – 50 m pistol SH1 | Akash, Manish Narwal and Singhraj |
September 5
| Mixed R6 – 50 m rifle prone SH1 | Deepak Saini, Avani Lekhara and Sidhartha Babu |
Event: Table Tennis
August 25
| Individual C3 | Sonalben Madhubhai Patel |
| Individual C4 | Bhavina Hasmukhbhai Patel |
Event: Taekwondo
September 2
| Women’s K44 -49kg | Aruna Tanwar |
After recently participating in the Olympics 2021 with a best-ever tally of 7 medals — 1 gold, 2 silver, and 4 bronze, India will now compete in the Tokyo Paralympics 2021 against para-athletes in the hopes of earning gold.
