TÓQUIO 2020
Crescimento e evolução dos Jogos Paralímpicos
August 24, 2021 - September 5, 2021 - Tóquio será a primeira cidade a receber os Paralímpicos duas vezes, tendo-os acolhido em 1964. Os Jogos são agora o terceiro maior acontecimento desportivo mundial depois dos Olímpicos e do Mundial de futebol.
In 1964, 378 athletes from 21 countries competed in nine sports – the first time a Paralympic Games had been held in Asia. The sports were archery, athletics, dartchery, snooker, swimming, table tennis, weightlifting, wheelchair basketball and wheelchair fencing.
It is anticipated that around 4,400 athletes will take part in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics – a more than 11-fold increase from 1964. A total of 22 sports will feature at the Games, with badminton and taekwondo included for the first time.