2020 Summer Paralympics

XVI Paralympic Games
Host city	Tokyo, Japan
Motto	United by Emotion
Nations	163
Athletes	4,537
Events	539 in 22 sports
Opening	24 August 2021
Closing	5 September 2021
Opened by	Emperor Naruhito
Cauldron	Yui Kamiji; Karin Morisaki; Shunsuke Uchida
Stadium	Japan National Stadium
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Winter

The 2020 Summer Paralympics (Japanese: 2020年夏季パラリンピック会, Hepburn: 2020-Nen Kaki Pararinpikku), branded as Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, were a major international multi-sport parasports event governed by the International Paralympic Committee. They took place in Tokyo, Japan between 24 August and 5 September 2021.^[2]

Notes[change | change source]

↑ Only an English motto is used during the Games. There is no Japanese equivalent of the motto adopted.^[1]

References[change | change source]

↑ "'United by Emotion' to be the Tokyo 2020 Games Motto". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
↑ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

[2] Only an English motto is used during the Games. There is no Japanese equivalent of the motto adopted.^[1]

[1] "'United by Emotion' to be the Tokyo 2020 Games Motto". Tokyo2020.org. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

[3] "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.

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