When will the 2020 Paralympics begin and will the inauguration be held?

Even a whole year after the initial postponement, this summer’s Olympics in Japan faced huge questions about whether it should be allowed to proceed at a time when the coronavirus pandemic was still raging around the world.

It was feared that the sporting spectacle could become a dangerous superspreader event, exacerbated by the vaccine’s relatively slow pace in the host country, while many locals were angry about the tournament’s circulating costs to taxpayers.

But behind all the uncertainty, doubt and anxiety, Tokyo 2020 proved to be a victory, full of inspiring stories, amazing physical achievements and personal courage, and Team GB repeated the record-breaking 65-medal bet created by athletes in London 2012, a convincing impressive 22 gold.

Now it’s our turn for the Paralympics, whose own games start in Tokyo on Tuesday, August 24th and run through Sunday, September 5th.

An estimated 4,350 athletes from 160 countries will participate in 539 events in 22 sports in 21 locations, starting with exciting cycling, swimming and wheelchair fencing on the first day.

Sports such as wheelchair basketball and wheelchair rugby are again expected to be a huge draw, while in the final installment of the games para badminton and para taekwondo will make their debut at this elite level and a number of relatively recent additions will return to the Olympics. shooting, kayaking and triathlon.

Other exciting sports on the menu include: archery, bocce, horse riding, goal ball, judo, marathon, rowing, shooting, volleyball, football, swimming, table tennis, athletics and wheelchair tennis.

In Brazil, the last time the Rio 2016 Paralympics in the UK and Northern Ireland won 147 medals – including 64 gold – ranked second on the medal table after China.

About 240 athletes will participate in the Japanese Paralympics and participate in 19 sports. Wheelchair tennis star Jordanne Whiley is one of our most exciting opportunities.

The Flame Festivals, which host the Paralympic Torch Relay, precede the Games and are held in all 43 prefectures of Japan, as well as in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire, England, home of the Paralympic Movement. August formally set the stage.

The actual opening ceremony follows four days later at the Olympic Stadium and promises to be as sensitively judged and creative as its July predecessor.

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be broadcast in the UK on Channel 4 and More 4, the latter of which is dedicated to team sports and the pair will show over 300 hours of coverage over the two weeks of the Games.

Ade Adepitan will host the highlights, and the introductory line-up will include familiar faces such as Sophie Morgan, JJ Chalmers, Ed Jackson, Lee McKenzie and Vick Hope in Japan and Clare Balding, Steph McGovern and Arthur Williams in the UK.