The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics Games officially kicked off on Tuesday night with the opening ceremony held at Japan s impressive national stadium. Like the Olympics, the games were to have taken place last year but were postponed due to the Covid pandemic and the opening ceremony was not able to include spectators.
The twelve-day sporting celebration includes a total of 539 events in 22 para sports. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said a total of 161 countries and 4,500 para athletes are taking part in this years games and includes the Refugee Paralympic Team.
Japan s Emperor Naruhito opened the Games and said:
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