Tokyo Paralympic Games schedule announced Same venue and schedule as this August 3 11:43

A new competition schedule for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which was postponed next year, has been announced, and it will be held one day ahead of schedule on the same venue and schedule.

The Organizing Committee held a press conference on the 2nd and announced a new schedule of 539 events of 22 events of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which were postponed for one year due to the influence of the new coronavirus.

Next year's tournament will be held from August 24th, one day ahead of this plan, from August 24th to the 13th, and will be held at the same venue and the same schedule, except for some competitions.

The opening ceremony will be on August 24th and the closing ceremony will be on September 5th, both at 8pm, the same time as the Olympic Games.

The 6th day of the tournament, which will be the first Sunday, will be positioned as "Golden Sunday" on August 29th, and the 63rd event, which is the most common during the period, will be held, including wheelchair rugby, which is expected to have a gold medal in Japan.

In the final stage of the tournament, the new competitions adopted from this tournament will be held, and the finals will be held from Taekwondo on September 2nd and badminton from September 4th.

In addition, 18 out of 22 competitions are scheduled to end by 10 pm so that families with children can also watch.

The tickets you have purchased are still valid, but as with the Olympic Games, refunds will be given after the fall of this year for those who have difficulty watching the game due to the postponement of the event.

Competition schedule details

Details of the new Tokyo Paralympics competition schedule announced by the Games Organizing Committee.

The "opening ceremony" held at the National Stadium is August 24th.

The closing ceremony will be on September 5th.

"Onshore" is from August 27th to September 4th.

For the 400-meter boys, who are expected to win a gold medal for the wheelchair-class Tomonori Sato, the finals will be held on the first day, August 27, and for the boys 1500 meters, the 29th.

The "Marathon" is held in Tokyo, unlike the Olympic Games held in Sapporo.

The final day of the competition is September 5th.

Attention is to Misato Michishita, who holds a world record for girls in the visually impaired class.

"Table tennis" is held at Tokyo Gymnasium from August 25th to September 3rd.

The “Badminton”, which was newly adopted at the Tokyo Games, will be held at the Yoyogi National Stadium from September 1st to the last day of the competition, 5th.

"Wheelchair rugby," which won the first prize in the Otoshito World Championship and is expected to win a gold medal, will also be held at the Yoyogi National Stadium from August 25 to 29.

"Judo" is held at Nippon Budokan from August 27th to 29th.

"Powerlifting" will be held at Tokyo International Forum from August 26th to 30th.

"Equestrian" is Bajikoen, August 26-30.

"Wheelchair basketball" will begin on August 25 at Musashino Forest Sports Plaza, and the women's final will be held on September 4th and the men's final will be held on September 5th at the Ariake Arena.

"Boccia" is at Ariake Gymnasium from August 28th to September 4th.

The finals of the organization that won Japan's silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games will take place on September 4th.

"Wheelchair Tennis" is held in the Ariake Tennis Forest from August 27th to September 4th.

Shingo Kunieda, who is aiming for a gold medal in singles, will have the men's final on September 4, and Yui Uechi's women's final on September 3.

"Triathlon" will be held at Odaiba Seaside Park on August 28th and 29th.

"Blind Soccer" begins at Aomi Urban Sports Park on August 29th and the final will be held on September 4th.

At the Umi no Mori Water Stadium, "canoeing" is held from September 2 to 4.

The "boat" is from August 27th to 29th.

"Archery" is held at Yumenoshima Park Archery Field from August 27th to September 4th.

"Swimming" is held at Tokyo Aquatics Center from August 25th to September 3rd.

The final of the men's 100-meter butterfly visual impairment class, where Keiichi Kimura's expectation of a gold medal is expected, will be held on September 3.

At Makuhari Messe, "sitting volleyball" will start on August 27, the men's final will be held on September 4, and the women's final will be held on the final day of the tournament, 5th.

The newly adopted Taekwondo is from September 2nd to 4th.

"Wheelchair fencing" is August 25-29.

The "goal ball" begins on August 25th and the finals will be held on September 3rd for both men and women.

"Shooting" will take place at the Ground Self Defense Force Asaka Training Center from August 30th to the final day of the competition, September 5th.

"Bicycles" will be held at the Izu Velodrome on "Tracks" from August 25 to 28, and at "Fuji Speedway" on "Roads" from August 31 to September 3.