Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

Wheelchair rugby at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan will be hosted at the Yoyogi National Stadium.[1]

Wheelchair rugby
at the XVI Paralympic Games
VenueYoyogi National Stadium
Dates25 – 29 August 2021
Competitors96 from 8 nations

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host Country Allocation7 September 2013 Buenos Aires1 Japan (JPN)
2018 World Championships5–10 August 2018 Sydney1 Australia (AUS)
2019 IWRF European Championship Division A[2]7–11 August 2019 Vejle2 Denmark (DEN)
 Great Britain (GBR)
2019 Parapan American Games23 August - 1 September 2019 Lima1 United States (USA)
2019 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship[3]6–9 September 2019 Gangneung1 New Zealand (NZL)
2020 IWRF Paralympic Qualification Tournament2–9 March 2020 Richmond2 Canada (CAN)
 France (FRA)
Total8

Schedule

GGroup stage CClassification rounds ½Semi-finals BBronze medal match FFinal
Date
Event
Wed
25 Aug
Thurs
26 Aug
Fri
27 Aug
Sat
28 Aug
Sun
29 Aug
Mon
30 Aug
Tues
31 Aug
Wed
1 Sep
Thurs
2 Sep
Fri
3 Sep
Sat
4 Sep
Sun
5 Sep
Mixed teamGGGC
(5th/6th)
(7th/8th)
½BF

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Mixed team

See also

References

  1. "2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide" (PDF). International Paralympic Committee. 17 November 2020.
  2. "Day five preview of IWRF European Championships". International Wheelchair Rugby Federation. 10 August 2019.
  3. "Australia turn tables on Japan to win gold at IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship". insidethegames. 8 September 2019.


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