Japan at the
2024 Summer Paralympics
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IPC codeJPN
NPCJapan Paralympic Committee
in Paris, France
August 28, 2024 (2024-08-28) – September 8, 2024 (2024-09-08)
Competitors55 in 9 sports
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)

Japan is scheduled to compete at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France from 28 August to 8 September.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.

Sport Men Women Total
Archery 213
Athletics 8513
Cycling 112
Goalball 6612
Shooting TBDTBD3
Swimming 415
Table tennis 112
Wheelchair rugby TBDTBD12
Wheelchair tennis 112
Total231655

Archery

Japan secured a quota places in mixed recurve and men's compound event by virtue of their result at the 2023 World Para Archery Championships in Plzeň, Czech Republic and 2023 Asian Championships in Bangkok, Thailand.[1]

Athlete Event Ranking Round Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
Score Seed Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
  Men's individual compound
  Men's individual recurve
  Women's individual recurve
  Mixed team recurve —

Athletics

Japanese track and field athletes achieved quota places for the following events based on their results at the 2023 World Championships, 2024 World Championships, or through high performance allocation, as long as they meet the minimum entry standard (MES).

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • DQ = Disqualified
  • PR = Paralympic Record
  • AR = Area (or continental) Record
  • NR = National Record
  • SB = Season's Best
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Athlete Event Heat Final
Result Rank Result Rank
  Men's 400 m T36
  Men's 400 m T52
 
  Men's 5000 m T11 —
 
Field events
Men
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
  Long jump T12
  Long jump T13
  Discus throw F37
Women
Athlete Event Final
Distance Position
  Long jump T12
  Long jump T20
  Long jump T63
  Long jump T64
  Shot put F46

Cycling

Japan entered two para-cyclists (one in each gender) after finished the top eligible nation's at the 2022 UCI Nation's ranking allocation ranking.[2]

Goalball

Japanese men's Goalball team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 World Games in Birmingham, Great Britain.[3] Meanwhile, Japanese women's Goalball team qualified for the paralympic games by virtue of the results at the 2023 Asia-Pacific Championships in Hangzhou, China.

Summary
Team Event Group Stage Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank Opposition
Score		 Opposition
Score		 Rank
Japan men's Men's tournament
Japan women's Women's tournament

Shooting

Japan entered three para-shooter's after achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2022, 2023 and 2024 world cup, 2022 World Championships, 2023 World Championships and 2022 Asian Para Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[4]

Mixed
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
  R3 – 10 m air rifle prone SH1
  R5 – 10 m air rifle prone SH2
 

Swimming

Japan secured five quotas at the 2023 World Para Swimming Championships after finishing in the top two places in Paralympic class disciplines.

Men
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
  50 m freestyle S11
  100 m backstroke S8
  100 m breaststroke SB14
  100 m butterfly S11
Women
Athlete Event Heats Final
Result Rank Result Rank
  200 m individual medley SM14

Table tennis

Japan secure two singles spot for the Paralympic games. All of them qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou.[5]

Athlete Event Group Stage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Katsuyoshi Yagi Men's individual C7
Natsuki Wada Women's individual C11

Wheelchair rugby

Japan has qualified to compete at the Paralympic games, by virtue of their gold medal results, at the 2023 Asian-Oceanian Wheelchair Rugby Championships in Tokyo.

Standings
Squad Group stage Semifinal Final Rank
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result
Japan national team

Wheelchair tennis

Japan entered two players into the Paralympics by virtue of the gold medal results in the respective gender single events at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
  Men's singles
  Women's singles

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Blind football and goalball teams book tickets to Paris 2024 at IBSA World Games". International Paralympic Committee. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  5. ↑ "Mixed Fortunes for Asian stars as Paralympic Games Gold Medallists Set Sights on Paris". International Table Tennis Federation. 28 October 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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