The Tokyo Paralympics are set to begin on August 24, 2021, in Tokyo. The quadrennial event is planned to go until September 5, 2021, with para-athletes from all around the world anticipated to attend.
India is sending a huge 54-athlete team to the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, following its successful campaign in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.
This is the largest delegation India has ever sent to the Paralympics, and they will compete in nine different sports, including running, shooting, swimming, and others.
Mariyappan Thangavelu, the 2016 high jump gold medalist, will be the country’s flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
In addition, the Indian team includes seasoned athletes such as Devendra Jhajharia, a two-time Paralympic javelin winner, Ekta Bhyan, and Pramod Bhagat, among others.
Indian athletes, events, dates and timings of 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Archery
| Event | Players | Date | IST Time |
| Men’s Recurve Individual | Harvinder Singh and Vivek Chikara | August 27 | 10:30 AM |
| Men’s Compound Individual | Rakesh Kumar and Shyam Sundar Swami | August 27 | 10:30 AM |
| Women’s Compound Individual | Jyoti Baliyan | August 27 | 05:30 AM |
Athletics
| Event | Category | Players | Date | IST Time |
| Men’s Javelin Throw | F-46 | Devendra Jhajharia, Ajeet Singh and Sundar Singh Gurjar | August 30 | 05:30 AM |
| Men’s Javelin Throw | F-64 | Sandeep Chaudhary and Sumit Antil | August 30 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s Javelin Throw | F-41 | Navjeet | September 4 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s Javelin Throw | F-57 | Ranjeet Bhati | August 28 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s Javelin Throw | F-54 | Tek Chand | September 3 | 06:00 AM |
| Men’s High Jump | T-63 | Mariyappan Thangavelu, Sharad Kumar and Varun Singh Bhatti | August 31 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s High Jump | T-47 | Nishad Kumar and Ram Pal | August 29 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s High Jump | T-64 | Praveen Kumar | September 3 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s Club Throw | F-51 | Amit Kumar and Dharambir | September 1 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s Shot Put | F-57 | Sonam Rana | September 3 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s Shot Put | F-35 | Arvind | September 2 | 03:30 PM |
| Men’s DIscus THrow | F-56 | Yogesh Khatuniya and Vinod Kumar | August 30 | 06:00 AM |
| Women’s Club Throw | F-51 | Ekta Bhyan and Kashish Lakra | September 3 | 03:30 PM |
| Women’s Shot Put | F-34 | Bhagyashri Jadhav | August 31 | 06:00 AM |
| Women’s 100m | T-13 | Simran | August 31 | 06:00 AM |
Badminton
| Event | Category | Players | Date |
| Men’s Singles | SL-3 | Pramod Bhagat and Manoj Sarkar | Group play starts on September 1 |
| Men’s Singles | SL-4 | Tarun Dhillon and Suhas Yathiraj | Group play starts on September 2 |
| Men’s Singles | SL-6 | Krishna Nagar | Group play starts on September 2 |
| Women’s Singles | SL-4 | Parul Parmar | Group play starts on September 2 |
| Women’s Singles | SU-5 | Palak Kohli | Group play starts on September 2 |
| Women’s Doubles | SL3-SU5 | Palak Kohli and Parul Parmar | Group play starts on September 2 |
| Mixed Doubles | SL3-SU5 | Pramod Bhagat and Palak Kohli | Group play starts on September 1 |
Canoeing
| Event | Category | Players | Date | IST Time |
| Women’s Canoe Sprint | VL-2 | Prachi Yadav | September 2 | 06:00 AM |
Powerlifting
| Event | Players | Date | IST Time |
| Men’s 65kg | Jaideep Deswal | August 27 | 01:00 PM |
| Women’s 50kg | Sakina Khatun | August 27 | 07:30 AM |
Shooting
| Event | Category | Players | Date | IST Time |
| Men’s 10m Air Pistol | SH-1 | Manish Narwal, Deepender Singh and Singhraj | ||
| Men’s 10m Air Rifle Standing | SH-1 | Swaroop Unhalkar and Deepak Saini | ||
| Men’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | SH-1 | Deepak Saini | ||
| Women’s 10m Air Pistol | SH-1 | Rubina Francis | ||
| Women’s 10m Air Rifle | SH-1 | Avani Lekhara | ||
| Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions | SH-1 | Avani Lekhara | ||
| Mixed 25m Pistol | SH-1 | Rahul Jakhar and Akash | ||
| Mixed 50m Pistol | SH-1 | Manish Narwal, Singhraj and Akash | ||
| Mixed 10m Air Rifle Prone | SH-1 | Deepak Saini, Siddhartha Babu and Avani Lekhara | ||
| Mixed 50m Rifle Prone | SH-1 | Deepak Saini, Siddhartha Babu and Avani Lekhara |
Swimming
| Event | Category | Players | Date | IST Time |
| Men’s 50m Butterfly | S-7 | Suyash Jadhav and Niranjan Mukundan | September 3 | 05:30 AM |
| Men’s 200m Individual Medely | SM-7 | Suyash Jadhav | August 27 | 05:30 AM |
Table Tennis
| Event | Category | Players | Date | IST Time |
| Women’s Singles | WS3 | Sonalben Patel | August 25 | 05:30 AM |
| Women’s Singles | WS4 | Bhavina Patel | August 25 | 05:30 AM |
Taekwondo
| Event | Category | Players | Date | IST Time |
| Women’s 49kg | K-44 | Aruna Tanwar | September 2 | 06:30 AM |
Where to watch the Tokyo Paralympics in India
Eurosport will broadcast the Tokyo Paralympics in India. In addition, Doordarshan Sports is anticipated to broadcast any matches in the country involving Indian interests. The entire event will be live-streamed on the Discovery+ OTT platform since Eurosport is the official broadcasting partner for the Tokyo Paralympics in India.
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