Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics
| Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IPC code | JPN |
| NPC | Japan Paralympic Committee |
| in Paris, France August 28, 2024 – September 8, 2024 | |
| Competitors | 81 in 13 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[edit]
The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games.
| Sport | Men | Women | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archery | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Athletics | 8 | 5 | 13 |
| Badminton | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Boccia | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Equestrian | TBD | TBD | 2 |
| Goalball | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| Shooting | TBD | TBD | 3 |
| Swimming | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Table tennis | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Taekwondo | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Wheelchair rugby | TBD | TBD | 12 |
| Wheelchair tennis | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | 37 | 25 | 81 |
Archery[edit]
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 |
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Rank | ||
| Men's individual compound | |||||||||
| Men's individual recurve | |||||||||
| Women's individual recurve | |||||||||
| Mixed team recurve | — | ||||||||
Athletics[edit]
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 | |||
Badminton[edit]
Japan has qualified eleven para badminton players for the following events, through the release of BWF para-badminton Race to Paris Paralympic Ranking.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Hiroshi Murayama | Singles WH1 | |||||||
| Osamu Nagashima | ||||||||
| Daiki Kajiwara | Singles WH2 | |||||||
| Takumi Matsumoto | ||||||||
| Daisuke Fujihara | Singles SL3 | |||||||
| Taiyo Imai | Singles SU5 | |||||||
| Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama |
Doubles WH1–2 | |||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Sarina Satomi | Singles WH1 | |||||||
| Yuma Yamazaki | Singles WH2 | |||||||
| Noriko Ito | Singles SL3 | |||||||
| Fujino Haruka | Singles SL4 | |||||||
| Mamiko Toyoda | Singles SU5 | |||||||
| Sarina Satomi Yuma Yamazaki |
Doubles WH1–2 | |||||||
- Mixed
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Semifinal | Final / BM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Taiyo Imai Noriko Ito |
Doubles SL3–SU5 | ||||||
Boccia[edit]
Japan entered six athletes into the Paralympics games, after nominated top two individual athletes in men's individual BC4 events; top four in BC1/BC2 team events, through the final world ranking; and through winning the bronze medal in the mixed pairs event for BC3, at the 2024 Paralympic Qualification Tournament in Coimbra, Portugal.
| Athlete | Event | Pool matches | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
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Rank | Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Opposition Score |
Rank | ||
| Men's individual BC3 | — | ||||||||||
| Shunsuke Uchida | Men's individual BC4 | — | |||||||||
| Women's individual BC3 | — | ||||||||||
| |
Mixed team BC1/BC2 | ||||||||||
| Mixed pairs BC3 | — | ||||||||||
Cycling[edit]
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]
Equestrian[edit]
Japan entered two para-equestrianist into the Paralympic equestrian competition, by virtue of the nations individual final world para dressage rankings.
Goalball[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
Japan entered seven athletes for the Paralympic games. Katsuyoshi Yagi and Natsuki Wada qualified for Paris 2024 by virtue of their gold medal results, in their respective class, at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou;[5] meanwhile the other athletes qualified for the games through the allocations of ITTF final world ranking.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Kazuki Shichino | Individual C4 | ||||||||
| Katsuyoshi Yagi | Individual C7 | ||||||||
| Koyo Iwabuchi | Individual C9 | ||||||||
| Mahiro Funayama | Individual C10 | ||||||||
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Yuri Tomono | Individual C8 | ||||||||
| Natsuki Wada | Individual C11 | ||||||||
| Kanami Furukawa | |||||||||
Taekwondo[edit]
Japan entered two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Mitsuya Tanaka and Shunsuke Kudo, qualified for Paris 2024, by virtue of finishing within the top six in the Paralympic rankings in their respective class.
| Athlete | Event | First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Repechage 1 | Repechage 2 | Final / BM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | ||
| Mitsuya Tanaka | Men's –58 kg | |||||||
| Shunsuke Kudo | Men's –70 kg | |||||||
Wheelchair rugby[edit]
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 |
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| Japan national team | |||||||
Wheelchair tennis[edit]
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 |
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Opposition Result |
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Rank | ||
| Men's singles | ||||||||
| Women's singles | ||||||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Olszewska serves two thrillers to grab Paris 2024 quota and reach final". World Archery. 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Paralympic Games Qualification - 2022 UCI Nations Ranking Allocation" (PDF). UCI. 31 December 2022.
- ^ "Blind football and goalball teams book tickets to Paris 2024 at IBSA World Games". International Paralympic Committee. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ^ "Lima 2023 Quota Allocation to Paris 2024 Day 7 28.09.2023" (PDF). Paralympics. 29 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "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.