Tokyo Paralympic Games Information
Paralympic start date and Time
The Tokyo Paralympics will begin on Tuesday, 24 August 2021.
The Opening Ceremony will start at 11:50 to 14:48 UK time and (JTL 19:50 – 22:48) at the Olympic Stadium and ends on Sunday, 5 September 2021.
The Closing Ceremony at 12 noon to 3 pm UK time and (JTL 20:00 – 23:00) at the Olympic Stadium.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Trailer
The Games will feature 539 events, across 22 sports, hosted at 21 venues.
The 16th Summer Paralympics will be the second time the Games have been hosted by the Japanese capital – 1964 the other occasion. Just like the Olympics, these Games were supposed to take place a year ago but were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
How can I watch the Tokyo Paralympics?
Channel 4 will host more than 300 hours of round-the-clock Paralympics coverage from Tokyo, Leeds and London.
You can follow the Paralympic Games on Channel 4 from the opening ceremony, the catch-up show ’Today at Tokyo’, ’The Last Leg’ to the closing ceremony with enhanced audio commentary for the ceremonies and audio description for ’Today at Tokyo’ and ’The Last Leg’, for full details visit the Channel 4 Paralympics website: https://paralympics.channel4.com
The team bringing the Paralympics to UK audiences include Ade Adepitan helming the highlights show from Tokyo, and established presenters including Sophie Morgan, JJ Chalmers and Ed Jackson will be joined Lee McKenzie and Vick Hope reporting from Japan.
In the UK, Clare Balding will present live sport finals from Leeds, which take place UK morning time, whilst Arthur Williams and Steph McGovern will head up a daily Paralympics Breakfast Show from the same location.
Time difference between UK and Japan
Japan runs on Japanese standard time, which is nine hours ahead of the universal standard, Greenwich mean time. Here in the UK, we’re currently on British summer time, which is one hour ahead of GMT.
This means Japan is currently eight hours ahead of the UK.
Time conversion link: Time Convertor
To put that in the context of the Paralympics it means an event that begins at 9.30 am local time, will begin at 1.30 am the same day from our perspective here in the UK.
Blind or partially sighted Paralympic Events at Tokyo
Para Athletics
Classification: running and jumps T11,T12,T13 – Throws F11,F12F,13
Tokyo Para Athletic Events
Venue: Olympic Stadium
Friday 27 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 1:30 am – 4:50 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:50
- Women’s Long Jump – T11 Final
- Men’s 5000m – T11 Final
- Men’s 100m – T12 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s 5000m – T11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s Long Jump – T11 Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 11:00 am – 2 pm (JST) 19:00 – 22:00
- Men’s Long Jump – T11 Final
- Women’s 400m – T11 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s Long Jump – T11 Victory Ceremony
Saturday 28 August
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 1:30 am – 4:50 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:50
- Men’s Shot Put – F12 Final
- Men’s 5000m – T13 Final
- Men’s 5000m – T13 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s Javelin Throw – F13 Final
- Men’s Shot Put – F12 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 400m – T11 Final
- Men’s 400m – T11 Round 1 Heats
- Women’s Javelin Throw – F13 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 100m – T12 Semifinals
- Women’s 400m – T11 Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 11:00 am – 2 pm (JST) 19:00 – 22:00
- Women’s 1500m – T13 Final
- Men’s 400m – T11 Semifinals
- Women’s 1500m – T13 Victory Ceremony
Sunday 29 August
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 1:30 am – 4:50 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:50
- Women’s Long Jump – T12 Final
- Women’s 1500m – T11 Round 1 Heats
- Women’s Long Jump – T12 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 100m – T13 Round 1 Heats
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 11:00 am – 2:05 pm (JST) 19:00 – 22:05
- Men’s 400m – T11 Final
- Men’s 100m – T13 Final
- Men’s 400m – T11 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 100m – T13 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 100m – T12 Final
- Men’s 100m – T12 Victory Ceremony
Monday 30 August
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 1:30 am – 5:00 am (JST) 9:30 – 13:00
- Men’s Long Jump – T12 Final
- Women’s 1500m – T11 Final
- Men’s 1500m – T11 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s 1500m – T13 Round 1 Heats
- Women’s 1500m – T11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m – T11 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s Long Jump – T12 Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 11:00 am – 2 pm (JST) 19:00 – 22:00
- Women’s 100m – T11 Semifinals
- Men’s Shot Put – F11 Final
- Women’s 400m – T12 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s Shot Put – F11 Victory Ceremony
Tuesday 31 August
Date and Time: Tue 31 Aug 1:30 am – 4:45 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:45
- Women’s Discus Throw – F11 Final
- Men’s 1500m – T11 Final
- Men’s 1500m – T13 Final
- Women’s 100m – T13 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s 1500m – T11 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 1500m – T13 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 400m – T12 Final
- Women’s Discus Throw – F11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 400m – T12 Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Tue 31 Aug 11:00 am – 2:05 pm (JST) 19:00 – 22:05
- Women’s 100m – T11 Final
- Women’s 100m – T13 Final
- Women’s 100m – T11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m – T13 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 400m – T12 Round 1 Heats
Wednesday 1 September
Date and Time: Wed 1 Sep 1:30 am – 4:40 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:40
- Men’s 100m – T11 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s 400m – T12 Semifinals
Date and Time: Wed 1 Sep 11:00 am – 1:50 pm (JST) 19:00 – 21:50
- Women’s 100m – T12 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s 400m – T13 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s 100m – T11 Semifinals
Thursday 2 September
Date and Time: Thu 2 Sep 1:30 am – 4:55 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:55
- Men’s 400m – T12 Final
- Men’s 400m – T13 Final
- Women’s 200m – T11 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s Discus Throw – F11 Final
- Men’s 400m – T12 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 400m – T13 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m – T12 Semifinals
- Men’s Discus Throw – F11 Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Thu 2 Sep 11:00 am – 2:05 pm (JST) 19:00 – 22:05
- Men’s Javelin Throw – F13 Final
- Men’s 100m – T11 Final
- Women’s 100m – T12 Final
- Men’s 100m – T11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m – T12 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 400m – T13 Round 1 Heats
- Men’s Javelin Throw – F13 Victory Ceremony
Friday 3 September
Date and Time: Fri 3 Sep 1:30 am – 4:55 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:55
- Women’s Shot Put – F12 Final
- Women’s 200m – T11 Semifinals
- Women’s Shot Put – F12 Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Fri 3 Sep 11:00 am – 1:55 pm (JST) 19:00 – 21:55
- Women’s 200m – T12 Round 1 Heats
Saturday 4 September
Date and Time: Sat 4 Sep 1:30 am – 4:40 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:40
- Men’s Long Jump – T13 Final
- Women’s 400m – T13 Final
- Women’s 400m – T13 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s Long Jump – T13 Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Sat 4 Sep 11:00 am – 2 pm (JST) 19:00 – 22:00
- Women’s 200m – T11 Final
- Women’s 200m – T12 Final
- Women’s 200m – T11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 200m – T12 Victory Ceremony
Sunday 5 September
Date and Time: Sun 5 Sep 10:30 pm – 3:30 am (JST) 6:30 – 11:30
- Men’s Marathon – T12
- Women’s Marathon – T12
- Men’s Marathon – T12 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s Marathon – T12 Victory Ceremony
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Cycling
Classification: B
Tokyo Cycling Events
Venue: Izu Velodrome
Wednesday 25 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Wed 25 Aug 2:00 am – 7:25 am (JST) 10:00 – 15:25
- Men’s B 4000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying /final/ Victory Ceremony
Thursday 26 August
Date and Time: Thu 26 Aug 2:00 am – 8:40 am (JST) 10:00 – 16:40
- Women’s B 1000m Time Trial
Saturday 28 August
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 2:00 am – 5:15 am (JST) 10:00 – 13:15
- Women’s B 3000m Individual Pursuit Qualifying/ Final /Victory Ceremony
- Men’s B 1000m Time Trial /Final/Victory Ceremony
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Equestrian
Classification: Grade IV riders, B2
Tokyo Equestrian Events
Venue: Equestrian Park
Thursday 26 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Thu 26 Aug 7:00 am – 2:35 pm (JST) 15:00 – 22:35
- Individual Test – Grade IV
- Individual Test – Grade II/IV/V Victory Ceremony
Monday 30 August
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 7:00 am – 2:35 pm (JST) 15:00 – 22:15
- Individual Freestyle Test – Grade IV
- Individual Freestyle Test – Grade IV/V Victory Ceremony
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Football 5-a-side
Classification: B1 only
Tokyo Football 5-a-side Events
Venue: Aomi Urban Sports Park
Sunday 29 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 1:00 am – 5:00 am (JST) 9:00 – 13:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group A, Japan vs France
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group A, Brazil vs China
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 8:30 am – 10:00 am (JST) 16:30 – 18:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group B, Argentina vs Morocco
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 11:30 am – 1 pm (JST) 19:30 – 21:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group B, Spain vs Thailand
Monday 30 August
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 1:00 am – 5:00 am (JST) 9:00 – 13:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group A, China vs France
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group A, Brazil vs Japan
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 8:30 am – 10:00 am (JST) 16:30 – 18:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group B, Thailand vs Morocco
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 11:30 am – 1 pm (JST) 19:30 – 21:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group B, Spain vs Argentina
Tuesday 31 August
Date and Time: Tue 31 Aug 1:00 am – 5:00 am (JST) 9:00 – 13:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group A, Japan vs China
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group A, France vs Brazil
Date and Time: Tue 31 Aug 8:30 am – 10:00 am (JST) 16:30 – 18:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group B, Argentina vs Thailand
Date and Time: Tue 31 Aug 11:30 am – 1 pm (JST) 19:30 – 21:00
- Men’s Preliminary Round Group B, Morocco vs Spain
Thursday 2 September
Date and Time: Thu 2 Sep 1:00 am – 5:00 am (JST) 9:00 – 13:00
- Men’s Team 7-8 Classification Match
- Men’s Team 5-6 Classification Match
Date and Time: Thu 2 Sep 8:30 am – 10:00 am (JST) 16:30 – 18:00
- Men’s Team Semifinal 1
Date and Time: Thu 2 Sep 11:30 am – 1 pm (JST) 19:30 – 21:00
- Men’s Team Semifinal 2
Saturday 4 September
Date and Time: Sat 4 Sep 3:30 am – 5:00 am (JST) 11:30 – 13:00
- Men’s Team Bronze Medal Match
Date and Time: Sat 4 Sep 9:30 am – 11:35 am (JST) 17:30 – 19:35
- Men’s Team Gold Medal Match
- Men’s Team Victory Ceremony
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Goalball
Classification: a visual impairment
Tokyo Goalball Events
Venue: Makuhari Messe Hall C
Wednesday 25 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Wed 25 Aug 1:00 am – 3:45 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:45
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, Brazil vs Lithuania
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, RPC* vs Canada
Date and Time: Wed 25 Aug 5:15 am – 8:00 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:00
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, Algeria vs Japan
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, Turkey vs Japan
Date and Time: Wed 25 Aug 9:30 am – 1:45 pm (JST) 17:30 – 21:45
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, Germany vs Turkey
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, Israel vs Australia
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, Brazil vs United States
Thursday 26 August
Date and Time: Thu 26 Aug 1:00 am – 3:45 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:45
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, Belgium vs China
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, China vs RPC*
Date and Time: Thu 26 Aug 5:15 am – 8:00 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:00
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, United States vs Brazil
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, Egypt vs Turkey
Date and Time: Thu 26 Aug 9:30 am – 1:45 pm (JST) 17:30 – 21:45
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, Ukraine vs Germany
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, Lithuania vs Algeria
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, Canada vs Israel
Friday 27 August
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 1:00 am – 3:45 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:45
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, Turkey vs Belgium
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, Japan vs Brazil
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 5:15 am – 8:00 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:00
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, Japan vs United States
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, Australia vs China
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 9:30 am – 1:45 pm (JST) 17:30 – 21:45
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, China vs Ukraine
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, United States vs Egypt
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, Brazil vs Algeria
Saturday 28 August
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 1:00 am – 3:45 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:45
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, Canada vs Australia
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, Turkey vs China
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 5:15 am – 8:00 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:00
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, Japan vs United States
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, Lithuania vs Japan
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 9:30 am – 1:45 pm (JST) 17:30 – 21:45
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, RPC* vs Israel
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, Germany vs Belgium
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, Turkey vs Brazil
Sunday 29 August
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 1:00 am – 3:45 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:45
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, Japan vs Brazil
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, Egypt vs Japan
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 5:15 am – 8:00 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:00
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, Belgium vs Ukraine
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, Israel vs China
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 9:30 am – 12:15 pm (JST) 17:30 – 20:15
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, Algeria vs United States
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, Australia vs RPC*
Monday 30 August
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 1:00 am – 3:45 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:45
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, Ukraine vs Turkey
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, Brazil vs Egypt
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 5:15 am – 8:00 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:00
- Men’s Preliminary – Group A, United States vs Lithuania
- Women’s Preliminary – Group C, China vs Canada
Date and Time: Mon 30 Aug 9:30 am – 12:15 pm (JST) 17:30 – 20:15
- Men’s Preliminary – Group B, China vs Germany
- Women’s Preliminary – Group D, United States vs Turkey
Tuesday 31 August
Date and Time: Tue 31 Aug 5:15 am – 8:15 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:15
- Men’s Quarterfinals (2 matches)
Date and Time: Tue 31 Aug 9:45 am – 12:45 pm (JST) 17:45 – 20:45
- Men’s Quarterfinals (2 matches)
Wednesday 1 September
Date and Time: Wed 1 Sep 5:15 am – 8:15 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:15
- Women’s Quarterfinals (2 matches)
Date and Time: Wed 1 Sep 9:45 am – 12:45 pm (JST) 17:45 – 20:45
- Women’s Quarterfinals (2 matches)
Thursday 2 September
Date and Time: Thu 2 Sep 5:15 am – 8:15 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:15
- Men’s Semifinal
- Women’s Semifinal
Date and Time: Thu 2 Sep 9:45 am – 12:45 pm (JST) 17:45 – 20:45
- Men’s Semifinal
- Women’s Semifinal
Friday 3 September
Date and Time: Fri 3 Sep 5:15 am – 8:15 am (JST) 13:15 – 16:15
- Women’s Bronze Medal Match
- Men’s Bronze Medal Match
Date and Time: Fri 3 Sep 9:45 am – 1:55 pm (JST) 17:45 – 21:55
- Women’s Gold Medal Match
- Men’s Gold Medal Match
- Women’s Victory Ceremony
- Men’s Victory Ceremony
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Judo
Classification: B1, B2, B3
Tokyo Judo Events
Venue: Nippon Budokan
Friday 27 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 2:30 am – 5:30 am (JST) 10:30 – 13:30
- Women -48 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Women -48 kg Quarterfinals
- Women -48 kg Repechages
- Women -48 kg Semifinals
- Men -60 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Men -60 kg Quarterfinals
- Men -60 kg Repechages
- Men -60 kg Semifinals
- Women -52 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Women -52 kg Quarterfinals
- Women -52 kg Repechages
- Women -52 kg Semifinals
- Men -66 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Men -66 kg Quarterfinals
- Men -66 kg Repechages
- Men -66 kg Semifinals
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 8:00 am – 10:40 am (JST) 16:00 – 18:40
- Women -48 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Women -48 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Women -48 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Men -60 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Men -60 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Men -60 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Women -48 kg Victory Ceremony
- Women -52 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Women -52 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Women -52 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Men -60 kg Victory Ceremony
- Men -66 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Men -66 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Men -66 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Women -52 kg Victory Ceremony
- Men -66 kg Victory Ceremony
Saturday 28 August
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 2:30 am – 5:30 am (JST) 10:30 – 13:30
- Women -57 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Women -57 kg Quarterfinals
- Women -57 kg Repechages
- Women -57 kg Semifinals
- Men -73 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Men -73 kg Quarterfinals
- Men -73 kg Repechages
- Men -73 kg Semifinals
- Women -63 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Women -63 kg Quarterfinals
- Women -63 kg Repechages
- Women -63 kg Semifinals
- Men -81 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Men -81 kg Quarterfinals
- Men -81 kg Repechages
- Men -81 kg Semifinals
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 8:00 am – 10:40 am (JST) 16:00 – 18:40
- Women -57 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Women -57 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Women -57 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Men -73 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Men -73 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Men -73 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Women -57 kg Victory Ceremony
- Women -63 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Women -63 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Women -63 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Men -73 kg Victory Ceremony
- Men -81 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Men -81 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Men -81 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Women -63 kg Victory Ceremony
- Men -81 kg Victory Ceremony
Sunday 29 August
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 2:30 am – 6:00 am (JST) 10:30 – 14:00
- Men -90 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Men -90 kg Quarterfinals
- Men -90 kg Repechages
- Men -90 kg Semifinals
- Women -70 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Women -70 kg Quarterfinals
- Women -70 kg Repechages
- Women -70 kg Semifinals
- Men -100 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Men -100 kg Quarterfinals
- Men -100 kg Repechages
- Men -100 kg Semifinals
- Women +70 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Women +70 kg Quarterfinals
- Women +70 kg Repechages
- Women +70 kg Semifinals
- Men +100 kg Preliminary Round of 16
- Men +100 kg Quarterfinals
- Men +100 kg Repechages
- Men +100 kg Semifinals
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 8:30 am – 11:50 am (JST) 16:30 – 19:50
- Men -90 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Men -90 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Men -90 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Women -70 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Women -70 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Women -70 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Men -90 kg Victory Ceremony
- Men -100 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Men -100 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Men -100 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Women -70 kg Victory Ceremony
- Women +70 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Women +70 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Women +70 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Men -100 kg Victory Ceremony
- Men +100 kg Bronze Medal Contest A
- Men +100 kg Bronze Medal Contest B
- Men +100 kg Gold Medal Contest
- Women +70 kg Victory Ceremony
- Men +100 kg Victory Ceremony
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Rowing
Classification: B1, B2, B3 (Coxed 4 in a boat, 2 rowers can be VI)
Tokyo Rowing Events
Venue: Sea Forest Waterway
Friday 27 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 1:30 am – 4:10 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:10
- PR3 Mixed Coxed Four – PR3Mix4+ Heats
Saturday 28 August
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 1:30 am – 4:10 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:10
- PR3 Mixed Coxed Four – PR3Mix4+ Repechages
Sunday 28 August
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 1:30 am – 4:20 am (JST) 9:30 – 12:20
- PR3 Mixed Coxed Four – PR3Mix4+ Finals
- PR3 Mixed Coxed Four – PR3Mix4+ Victory Ceremony
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Para Swimming
Classification: S/SB 11, S/SB 12, S/SB 13
Tokyo Swimming Events
Venue: Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Wednesday 25 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Wed 25 Aug 1:00 am – 3:45 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:45
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S13 Heats
- Women’s 100m Butterfly – S13 Heats
Date and Time: Wed 25 Aug 9:00 am – 1:05 pm (JST) 17:00 – 21:05
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S13 Final
- Women’s 100m Butterfly – S13 Final
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S13 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Butterfly – S13 Victory Ceremony
Thursday 26 August
Date and Time: Thu 26 Aug 1:00 am – 3:25 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:25
- Men’s 400m Freestyle – S11 Heats
- Women’s 400m Freestyle – S11 Heats
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S13 Heats
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S13 Heats
Date and Time: Thu 26 Aug 9:00 am – 12:35 pm (JST) 17:00 – 20:35
- Men’s 400m Freestyle – S11 Final
- Women’s 400m Freestyle – S11 Final
- Men’s 400m Freestyle – S11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 400m Freestyle – S11 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S13 Final
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S13 Final
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S13 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S13 Victory Ceremony
Friday 27 August
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 1:00 am – 3:10 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:10
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S12 Heats
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S12 Heats
- Men’s 50m Freestyle – S11 Heats
- Women’s 50m Freestyle – S11 Heats
- Men’s 400m Freestyle – S13 Heats
- Women’s 400m Freestyle – S13 Heats
Date and Time: Fri 27 Aug 9:00 am – 12:30 pm (JST) 17:00 – 20:30
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S12 Final
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S12 Final
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S12 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S12 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 50m Freestyle – S11 Final
- Women’s 50m Freestyle – S11 Final
- Men’s 50m Freestyle – S11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 50m Freestyle – S11 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 400m Freestyle – S13 Final
- Women’s 400m Freestyle – S13 Final
- Men’s 400m Freestyle – S13 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 400m Freestyle – S13 Victory Ceremony
Saturday 28 August
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 1:00 am – 3:35 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:35
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S11 Heats
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S11 Heats
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 9:00 am – 12:40 pm (JST) 17:00 – 20:40
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S11 Final
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S11 Final
- Men’s 100m Backstroke – S11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Backstroke – S11 Victory Ceremony
Sunday 29 August
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 1:00 am – 3:25 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:25
- Men’s 50m Freestyle – S13 Heats
- Women’s 50m Freestyle – S13 Heats
Date and Time: Sun 29 Aug 9:00 am – 12:25 pm (JST) 17:00 – 20:25
- Men’s 50m Freestyle – S13 Final
- Women’s 50m Freestyle – S13 Final
- Men’s 50m Freestyle – S13 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 50m Freestyle – S13 Victory Ceremony
Tuesday 31 August
Date and Time: Tues 31 Aug 1:00 am – 3:25 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:25
- Men’s 100m Freestyle – S12 Heats
- Women’s 100m Freestyle – S12 Heats
Date and Time: Tue 31 Aug 9:00 am – 12:35 pm (JST) 17:00 – 20:35
- Men’s 100m Freestyle – S12 Final
- Women’s 100m Freestyle – S12 Final
- Men’s 100m Freestyle – S12 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Freestyle – S12 Victory Ceremony
Wednesday 1 September
Date and Time: Wed 1 Sep 1:00 am – 3:20 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:20
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB11 Heats
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB11 Heats
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB13 Heats
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB13 Heats
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB12 Heats
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB12 Heats
Date and Time: Wed 1 Sep 9:00 am – 12:40 pm (JST) 17:00 – 20:40
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB11 Final
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB11 Final
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB11 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB11 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB13 Final
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB13 Final
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB12 Final
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB12 Final
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB13 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB13 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 100m Breaststroke – SB12 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Breaststroke – SB12 Victory Ceremony
Friday 3 September
Date and Time: Fri 3 Sep 1:00 am – 3:35 am (JST) 9:00 – 11:35
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S12 Heats
- Women’s 100m Freestyle – S11 Heats
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S11 Heats
Date and Time: Fri 3 Sep 9:00 am – 1:00 pm (JST) 17:00 – 21:00
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S12 Final
- Women’s 100m Freestyle – S11 Final
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S11 Final
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S12 Victory Ceremony
- Women’s 100m Freestyle – S11 Victory Ceremony
- Men’s 100m Butterfly – S11 Victory Ceremony
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Triathlon
Classification: PTVI
Tokyo Triathlon Events
Venue: Odaiba Marine Park
Saturday 28 August
Time in (BST) and then in Japan Standard Time (JST)
Date and Time: Sat 28 Aug 10:30 pm – 3:00 am (JST) 6:30 – 11:00
- Men’s PTVI
- Women’s PTVI
- Women’s PTVI Victory Ceremony
- Men’s PTVI Victory Ceremony
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TeamGB: Blind and partially sighted athletes in the Tokyo paralympic games
Athletics
- Lydia Church – Insta
- Elizabeth Clegg – Twitter | Insta
- David Devine – Twitter
- Daniel Pembroke
- Zachary Skinner – Twitter | Insta
Cycling
- James Ball – Insta
- Stephen Bate MBE – Insta
- Lora Fachie – Twitter
- Neil Fachie –Twitter | Insta
- Aileen McGlynn –Twitter
- Sophie Unwin – Twitter | Insta
Judo
- Jack Hodgson – Twitter | Insta
- Daniel Powell – Twitter | Insta
- Christopher Skelley – Twitter | Insta
- Elliot Stewart – Twitter | Insta
Rowing
Swimming
Triathlon
- David Ellis – Twitter | Insta
- Alison Peasgood – Twitter | Insta
- Melissa Reid – Twitter | Facebook | Insta
Paralympics sports that do not yet have blind or partially sighted categories
Archery – No VI categories
Badminton – No VI categories
Boccia – No VI categories
Canoe – No VI categories
Para Powerlifting – No VI categories
Table Tennis – No VI categories
Taekwondo – No VI categories
Shooting Parasport – No VI categories
(but this is now a world championship event for VI)
Sitting Volleyball – No VI categories
Wheelchair Basketball – No VI categories
Wheelchair Fencing – No VI categories
Wheelchair Rugby – No VI categories
Wheelchair Tennis – No VI categories
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