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Paralympics athletics schedule: When are the track and field events taking place in Tokyo?
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The Paralympic Games kicks off in Tokyo on Tuesday 24 August and runs until Sunday 5 September, picking up the baton from an Olympics that proved the doubters wrong and enthralled spectators across the world.
An estimated 4,350 athletes from 160 countries will take part in 539 events across 22 sports in 21 venues in Japan, beginning with an exciting schedule of track cycling, swimming and wheelchair fencing on day one.
The athletics events are expected to be one of the biggest draws as usual, having a long tradition at the Paralympics dating back to the Stoke Mandeville Games of 1952 in which many Second World War veterans took part.
By the Rome Games of 1960, 21 men and 10 women from 10 countries were participating in 25 medal events and the competition had become an established fixture.
One difference between the athletics events at the Olympics and Paralympics is that competitors in the latter are divided into categories or “sport classes” according to what extent their impairment affects their performance to ensure no participant has an unfair advantage over another.
Below is a complete list of all the track, road and field events scheduled for the upcoming Games, all of which will take place at the Olympic Stadium in the Japanese capital with two sessions taking place on several days between 27 August and 5 September with so much to cram in.
You can read the full schedule for all other Paralympic events at the official Tokyo 2020 site.
Friday 27 August
9.30am - 12.50pm (JST)
Women’s Discus Throw - F55 Final
Women’s Long Jump - T11 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F41 Final
Men’s 5000m - T11 Final
Women’s 100m - T35 Final
Men’s 100m - T12 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 400m - T52 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Javelin Throw - F38 Final
Women’s 200m - T37 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 5000m - T11 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T35 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T37 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 5000m - T54 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Shot Put - F41 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Long Jump - T11 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Javelin Throw - F38 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T47 Round 1 Heats
7.00pm - 10.00pm
Men’s Shot Put - F55 Final
Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final
Women’s Club Throw - F32 Final
Women’s 200m - T37 Final
Men’s 100m - T37 Final
Men’s 100m - T47 Final
Women’s 400m - T11 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Shot Put - F37 Final
Women’s Discus Throw - F55 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 200m - T37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T52 Final
Men’s 100m - T37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T47 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 5000m - T54 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 400m - T52 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F37 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T47 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Club Throw - F32 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T11 Victory Ceremony
Saturday 28 August
9.30am - 12.50pm
Women’s Discus Throw - F57 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F12 Final
Men’s 5000m - T13 Final
Women’s 5000m - T54 Final
Men’s 1500m - T46 Final
Women’s 100m - T38 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Long Jump - T64 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F55 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 5000m - T13 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Javelin Throw - F13 Final
Men’s 100m - T38 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 5000m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T46 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F12 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T11 Final
Men’s 400m - T11 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Long Jump - T64 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Javelin Throw - F13 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T12 Semifinals
Women’s 400m - T11 Victory Ceremony
7.00pm - 10.00pm
Men’s Javelin Throw - F57 Final
Men’s Club Throw - F32 Final
Women’s 1500m - T13 Final
Women’s 200m - T36 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Shot Put - F37 Final
Men’s 100m - T38 Final
Women’s 100m - T38 Final
Men’s 400m - T11 Semifinals
Men’s Long Jump - T63 Final
Women’s Discus Throw - F57 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 1500m - T13 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 5000m - T54 Final
Men’s 100m - T38 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T38 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T47 Final
Women’s 100m - T34 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Shot Put - F37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 5000m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T36 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 400m - T47 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T63 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T52 Round 1 Heats
Sunday 29 August
9.30am - 12.50pm
Women’s Long Jump - T12 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F53 Final
Women’s 1500m - T11 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Javelin Throw - F57 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Club Throw - F32 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Discus Throw - F64 Final
Women’s 200m - T36 Final
Women’s 100m - T34 Final
Men’s 100m - T34 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 800m - T53 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Shot Put - F40 Final
Women’s 800m - T54 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 200m - T36 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T34 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T53 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 400m - T54 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Discus Throw - F64 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Long Jump - T12 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T13 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Shot Put - F53 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F40 Victory Ceremony
7pm - 10.05pm
Women’s Shot Put - F20 Final
Women’s 800m - T53 Final
Women’s Long Jump - T37 Final
Women’s 800m - T54 Final
Men’s Discus Throw - F52 Final
Men’s High Jump - T47 Final
Men’s 400m - T11 Final
Women’s 200m - T35 Final
Women’s Javelin Throw - F34 Final
Men’s 100m - T13 Final
Men’s 400m - T53 Final
Women’s 800m - T53 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 800m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T54 Final
Men’s 400m - T11 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 200m - T35 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T52 Final
Men’s 100m - T13 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Shot Put - F20 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T12 Final
Men’s 400m - T53 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T64 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Long Jump - T37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T63 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 100m - T12 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T52 Victory Ceremony
Monday 30 August
9.30am - 1.00pm
Men’s Long Jump - T12 Final
Men’s Discus Throw - F56 Final
Women’s 1500m - T11 Final
Men’s 1500m - T11 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Shot Put - F41 Final
Men’s 1500m - T13 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Discus Throw - F52 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Javelin Throw - F34 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T33 Final
Men’s 100m - T34 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F54 Final
Men’s High Jump - T47 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 1500m - T11 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Javelin Throw - F46 Final
Men’s 100m - T35 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 100m - T11 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 100m - T33 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T34 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T38 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Shot Put - F41 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T12 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T54 Round 1 Heats
7.00pm - 10.00pm
Men’s Javelin Throw - F64 Final
Men’s 100m - T35 Final
Women’s Discus Throw - F53 Final
Men’s Long Jump - T36 Final
Women’s 100m - T11 Semifinals
Men’s Javelin Throw - F46 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Discus Throw - F56 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F11 Final
Men’s 400m - T20 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Shot Put - F54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T35 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T20 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 100m - T63 Final
Men’s 100m - T64 Final
Women’s 400m - T12 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 1500m - T54 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 100m - T63 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T64 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T36 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T37 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Javelin Throw - F64 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F11 Victory Ceremony
Tuesday 31 August
9.30am - 12.45pm
Women’s Javelin Throw - F56 Final
Women’s Discus Throw - F11 Final
Men’s 1500m - T11 Final
Men’s 1500m - T13 Final
Women’s 200m - T64 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Long Jump - T47 Final
Men’s 200m - T51 Final
Women’s 100m - T13 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Discus Throw - F53 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T11 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T13 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F36 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F34 Final
Men’s 400m - T36 Final
Women’s 400m - T12 Final
Men’s 1500m - T54 Final
Men’s 200m - T51 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Discus Throw - F11 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T47 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 400m - T36 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T12 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T37 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 1500m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F36 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T47 Victory Ceremony
7.00pm - 10.05pm
Women’s Long Jump - T38 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F20 Final
Men’s 400m - T20 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F32 Final
Men’s High Jump - T63 Final
Men’s 400m - T38 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F34 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Javelin Throw - F56 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 200m - T64 Final
Women’s 100m - T11 Final
Women’s 100m - T13 Final
Women’s 100m - T47 Final
Men’s 400m - T20 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T38 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T20 Final
Women’s 200m - T64 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T11 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 1500m - T54 Final
Women’s 100m - T13 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T47 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T12 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 400m - T37 Final
Women’s 400m - T20 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Long Jump - T38 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 1500m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Wednesday 1 September
9.30am - 12.40pm
Men’s Javelin Throw - F34 Final
Women’s Discus Throw - F41 Final
Men’s Long Jump - T38 Final
Men’s 100m - T11 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Shot Put - F20 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F32 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F46 Final
Men’s 400m - T37 Final
Men’s 400m - T12 Semifinals
Men’s High Jump - T63 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T53 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 100m - T53 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 100m - T36 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 400m - T37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T38 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T54 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Discus Throw - F41 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F46 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T54 Round 1 Heats
7.00pm - 9.50pm
Women’s Shot Put - F32 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F36 Final
Women’s 100m - T36 Final
Men’s 100m - T53 Final
Men’s 100m - T54 Final
Men’s Club Throw - F51 Final
Women’s 100m - T12 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Javelin Throw - F34 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T36 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T13 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Long Jump - T64 Final
Women’s 100m - T53 Final
Women’s 100m - T54 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F36 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T53 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T11 Semifinals
Women’s 100m - T53 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Shot Put - F32 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T37 Round 1 Heats
Thursday 2 September
9.30am - 12.55pm
Women’s Shot Put - F35 Final
Men’s Long Jump - T37 Final
Men’s 400m - T12 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F57 Final
Men’s 400m - T13 Final
Women’s 200m - T11 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Discus Throw - F11 Final
Women’s 100m - T37 Final
Men’s Long Jump - T64 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T12 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T13 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T12 Semifinals
Men’s 800m - T53 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Club Throw - F51 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 800m - T54 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 400m - T53 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Shot Put - F35 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Discus Throw - F11 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T54 Round 1 Heats
7.00pm - 10.05pm
Men’s Javelin Throw - F13 Final
Men’s Discus Throw - F64 Final
Men’s 100m - T11 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F33 Final
Women’s 100m - T12 Final
Men’s 100m - T52 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 400m - T53 Final
Women’s 400m - T54 Final
Women’s Long Jump - T63 Final
Men’s 800m - T53 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F57 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T11 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T12 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 800m - T54 Final
Women’s 400m - T53 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F35 Final
Women’s 100m - T64 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Discus Throw - F64 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 800m - T53 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T13 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 400m - T62 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 800m - T54 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Long Jump - T63 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Javelin Throw - F13 Victory Ceremony
Friday 3 September
9.30am - 12.55pm
Women’s Shot Put - F12 Final
Women’s Long Jump - T47 Final
Women’s 200m - T11 Semifinals
Men’s Shot Put - F35 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Shot Put - F33 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Javelin Throw - F54 Final
Men’s 1500m - T20 Final
Women’s 1500m - T20 Final
Men’s 400m - T47 Round 1 Heats
Men’s Discus Throw - F37 Final
Men’s High Jump - T64 Final
Men’s 100m - T52 Final
Men’s 200m - T35 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 1500m - T20 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 1500m - T20 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 800m - T34 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Long Jump - T47 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Shot Put - F12 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Javelin Throw - F54 Victory Ceremony
4×100m Universal Relay Round 1 Heats
Men’s 100m - T52 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Discus Throw - F37 Victory Ceremony
7.00pm - 9.55pm
Women’s Long Jump - T20 Final
Women’s Club Throw - F51 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F57 Final
Women’s 100m - T64 Final
Men’s High Jump - T64 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Javelin Throw - F46 Final
Men’s 400m - T62 Final
Men’s 200m - T61 Final
Women’s 200m - T12 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 200m - T37 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 100m - T36 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 100m - T64 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 200m - T61 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T51 Final
Men’s 400m - T62 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Long Jump - T20 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T38 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Javelin Throw - F46 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T51 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Club Throw - F51 Victory Ceremony
4×100m Universal Relay Final
Saturday 4 September
9.30am - 12.40pm
Women’s Javelin Throw - F54 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F34 Final
Women’s Shot Put - F40 Final
Women’s 800m - T34 Final
Men’s 800m - T34 Final
Men’s Long Jump - T13 Final
Women’s 400m - T13 Final
Men’s 200m - T35 Final
Men’s 200m - T37 Final
Men’s 100m - T36 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F57 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 800m - T34 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 800m - T34 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T63 Round 1 Heats
Women’s 400m - T13 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 200m - T35 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 200m - T64 Round 1 Heats
Men’s 200m - T37 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 100m - T36 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 200m - T47 Round 1 Heats
Women’s Shot Put - F40 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Javelin Throw - F54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T13 Victory Ceremony
4×100m Universal Relay Victory Ceremony
7.00pm-10.00pm
Men’s Javelin Throw - F41 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F33 Final
Men’s Long Jump - T20 Final
Men’s 1500m - T38 Final
Women’s 200m - T11 Final
Women’s 200m - T12 Final
Women’s Discus Throw - F38 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F63 Final
Women’s 200m - T47 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F34 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 1500m - T38 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 200m - T64 Final
Women’s 200m - T11 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 200m - T12 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T38 Final
Women’s 200m - T47 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 200m - T64 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T47 Final
Men’s Javelin Throw - F41 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Long Jump - T20 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 400m - T38 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T63 Final
Men’s Shot Put - F63 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Discus Throw - F38 Victory Ceremony
Men’s 400m - T47 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Shot Put - F33 Victory Ceremony
Women’s 100m - T63 Victory Ceremony
Sunday 5 September
6.30am - 11.30am
Men’s Marathon - T54
Women’s Marathon - T54
Men’s Marathon - T46
Men’s Marathon - T12
Women’s Marathon - T12
Men’s Marathon - T54 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Marathon - T54 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Marathon - T46 Victory Ceremony
Men’s Marathon - T12 Victory Ceremony
Women’s Marathon - T12 Victory Ceremony
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