The Paralympic Games are underway with 12 days of competition in Tokyo. Follow the highlights from first day of competition at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games:
Great Britain beat Canada in wheelchair rugby
ParalympicsGB after they outscored Canada by three points (50-47) in their opening wheelchair rugby match against Canada at the Yoyogi National Stadium.
Yamada Miyuki wins Japan’s first medal
Yamada Miyuki wins Japan’s first medal at the Games today after winning silver at the women’s 100m backstroke S2 finals.
School children attending Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games
School children are expected to attend events during the Paralympics Games across the 12 days of competition.
Fans have been banned from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics amid the state of emergency. Organisers hope the school program will help to educate children about disabilities.
Australia lose to Denmark in wheelchair rugby
Australia lost by one point to Denmark in a tight first wheelchair rugby match at Yoyogi National Stadium.
Netherlands’s Bangma wins gold in individual pursuit
Bangma has won the gold in the men’s B 4,000m individual pursuit after seeing off the challenge of Stephen Bate of Britain.
Australia’s Paige Greco wins first gold of Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
Greco becomes the first gold medallist of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with a world-record breaking performance after beating Wang Xiaomei of China in the women’s C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit.
First medal of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
Australia’s Paige Greco becomes the first gold medallist of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with a world-record breaking performance to beat Wang Xiaomei of China in the women’s C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit.
Germany’s Denise Schindler has won the first medal of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, taking bronze in the women’s C1-3 3,000m individual pursuit during the Cycling Track event at Izu Velodrome.
USA wheelchair rugby team dominates first match
USA beat New Zealand in the men’s wheelchair rugby match today. USA won 63-35 over New Zealand at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo.
RPC beat Canada 5-1 in Goalball
Debuting for the first time in the Paralympic Games, RPC started their opening game for the women’s goalball preliminaries at Makuhari Messe Hall, beating their Canadian opponents 5-1.
New Paralympic Swimming Record
The women’s 50m freestyle S5 Paralympic record is broken, Elizabeth Marks sets a time of 33.16 seconds to win heat one
The Men’s 100m Butterfly S14 Paralympic Record has been broken, Australia’s Liam Schulter touched in at 58.38 seconds, Brazil’s Gabriel Bandeira won his heat with 56.78 before Great Britain’s Reece Dunn smashed it with a 55.99.
Brazil defeat reigning Goallball Paralympic champions
Brazil have beaten the Rio 2016 men’s goalball gold medallist Lithuania 11-2 in their opening group match.
