Tokyo: Tech Chand brings tri-colors when India runs during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics on Tuesday at the Japanese National Stadium.
Tek Chand is an Indian flag carrier at the Tokyo paralympics opening ceremony after ThangaveLu Mariyappan was quarantined after contact close to the Covid-19 positive person on their flight to Tokyo.
The Indian contingent is here, led by Javelin Maestro Tek Chand 🙌 # Teamindia #Parapympics # UnitedByemotic …
https://t.co/slmnsk83F- # Tokyo2020 for India (@ Tokyo2020HI) 1629804982000thal Tokyo 2020 will take place between August 24 and 5 September and will display 539 medal events at 22 sports.
As many as 54 athletes of the athletes in India in nine sports discipline will be displayed at the Paralympic Olympics.
This is the biggest contingent in India for the match.
Previously, Mariyappan, the winner of the 2016 Rio Gold Medal, was a flag bearer for India.
However, he and five others from the Indian contingent were quarantined until further notice, when someone near their seats on a flight to Tokyo was tested positively Covid-19.
Indian luck! I am sure our #Parifik contingent will provide the best and inspire others.
https://t.co/XexxP4EzFC- Narendra Modi (@Narendramodi) 1629806579000IN total 4,403 athletes (2,550 men / 1,853 women) will compete through 22 sports and 23 disciplines (cycling).
With 4,328 athletes, Rio 2016 held a previous record for most athletes, this means Tokyo now has a note for most athletes in a game.
Tokyo 2020 also exceeded Rio 2016 in terms of the number of National Paralympic Committee (NPC) which took part in the Paralimpiad Olympics.
A total of 162 delegates, including the Refugee paralympic team and five countries, made their game debut and would compete across 22 sports.
There are 21 countries that cannot compete for several reasons.
Tokyo 2020 defeated Rio 2016 with three delegates (159), an extraordinary achievement given the challenges of the last 18 months.
London 2012 still has the most NPC title, with 164 take part.
Five NPCs – Bhutan, Grenada, Maldives, Paraguay and St Vincent and Grenadins – will compete for the first time in a Paralympic match in Tokyo 2020 and all are beneficiaries of the IPC NPC development program.
Paralympics: Tek Chand led Indian charges during the opening ceremony
