The wrath of the pandemic had spread to almost every aspect of life globally be ranging from education to economy to sports. The summer Paralympics of 2020, or the Tokyo Paralympics are currently being conducted. The Tokyo Paralympics began on 24th August 2021 and would continue till 5th September 2021.
Governed by the International Paralympic Committee, the Tokyo Paralympics are expected to present 539 events in total, covering about 22 different kinds of sports conducted over 21 venues.
Among some of the buzzing facts that you need to know about the Tokyo Paralympics this year, it is important to observe that Tokyo is the first city in the world to host the Paralympic games twice. Some of the events introduced in the Tokyo Paralympics this year include Taekwondo and Badminton in the Paralympic setting.
This year in the summer 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, more than 160 nations have participated and so far, China, Australia, and Great Britain are the top 3 national participants in the Tokyo Paralympics, with the highest number of medals won.
The news of Great Britain winning more than 5 gold medals in the Tokyo Paralympics has been far-reaching and celebratory for its citizens.
The participants from Great Britain are also some great athletes, some of whom are not winning a Paralympics medal for the first time at all.
Firstly in the event of wheelchair fencing, GB’s 26year old participant, Piers Gilliver went on to win an individual gold by championing against Maxim Shaburov of the Russian Paralympic Committee. Not to forget, Gilliver had also won silver by his performance in the 2016 Rio Paralympics.
The first para-equestrian medals won in the Tokyo Paralympics this year, has been by Great Britain.
Lee Pearson from GB has won gold and not to forget it is also his twelfth gold medal in the Paralympics. The next gold medal acquired by GB in the Tokyo Paralympics is by the 24-year-old Tully Kearney, who successfully finished the 200m freestyle and then went ahead to finish the next 100m freestyle final and win the gold. She is the first to win gold in the swimming pool in this year’s Tokyo Paralympics.
On the threshold of teenage and at the brink of beginning her twenties, Maisie Summers-Newton, also from Great Britain, has stunned everyone with her incredible performance and successfully secured her debut Paralympic title in the summer 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
For the extremely popular British Paralympian, Dame Sara Storey, the gold she won in the Tokyo Paralympics this year by winning in the 3000m individual pursuit, is her fifteenth gold medal in the Paralympics. This 43-year-old has yet again broken her own world record.
Hailing from GB, there is Jaco Van Gass who managed to secure the gold in the Tokyo Paralympics, by crossing the finishing line barely a second ahead of his teammate, Fin Graham in the 3000m individual pursuit title.
In the latest Tokyo Paralympics report from today, the paralympic cyclist Kadeena Cox has secured yet another gold medal in the C4, 500m time trial.
Thus the “gold” winning streak by GB is increasing continually owing to their outstanding performance.
