Great Britain competed in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place between 21 August and 6 September 2020, the Games were postponed to 24 August to 5 September 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. British athletes have competed at all sixteen consecutive Summer Paralympics since 1960.
Sarah Storey, competing in her eighth Paralympics, won Great Britain's first gold medal of the Games, on the first day of competition, in the women's individual pursuit C5 cycling. It was Storey's fifteenth Paralympic gold medal, leaving her one behind Mike Kenny's British record of sixteen.[4] On 31 August, Storey won her second gold of the Games in the Women's C-5 road time trial, winning her sixteenth Paralympic gold medal, and becoming Great Britain's most successful ever Paralympian, matching Mike Kenny's record of 16 gold medals, but exceeding his record in silver and bronze medals. Days later, Storey's third gold of the Games in the women's C4–5 road race moved her clear in the national all-time list on 17 gold medals.
Please note that guides in athletics and paratriathlon, competition partners in boccia and pilots in cycling are counted as athletes at the Paralympics.
* Two athletes Kadeena Cox (athletics and cycling) and George Peasgood (cycling and paratriathlon) are competing in two sports so the totals for each gender (-1) and the combined total (-2) have been reduced to reflect this.
Administration
On 13 June 2018, ParalympicsGB announced that Penny Briscoe would continue in the role of Chef de Mission which she had undertaken at the previous four summer and winter Paralympic Games for the British team.[5]
Great Britain secured five quota places at the 2019 World Para Archery Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch. A further two quota places were earned in the World Archery Final Paralympic qualification event in 2021.[6][7]
Under Paralympic qualification rules, an NPC that has qualified an archer both men's and women's events in the same category will enter a mixed team (1 male, 1 female) into the relevant team event.
Great Britain qualified two quotas for badminton. In July the IPC confirmed that a further two players had received bipartite invitations as high ranked players.[10]
Great Britain have nominated 14 cyclists, and six sighted pilots to take part in the cycling events at the 2020 Paralympic Games. Included are two dual athletes, Kadeena Cox who will also take part in the Athletics programme, and George Peasgood who will take part in triathlon. Sarah Storey will return for her eighth Paralympic Games across swimming and cycling.[11]
† The Men's 1000 metres C1-3 time trial is a factored event. Although finishing 3rd after factoring, Jaco van Gass's time is recognised as a world record in his C3 classification.
†† The Women's 500 metres C4–5 time trial is a factored event. Kadeena Cox's time is a world record in her C4 classification.
Great Britain have qualified 4 riders for the team event after winning a bronze medal in the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games. A fifth individual rider is also qualified.[12]
Great Britain qualified three boats for each of the following rowing classes into the Paralympic regatta. All of them qualified after successfully entering the top seven for men's single sculls and top eight for mixed events at the 2019 World Rowing Championships in Ottensheim, Austria.[14]
On 25 June 2021, Great Britain selected eight rowers to compete.[15]
Great Britain have qualified slots for shooting during the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport Championships and the 2018 World Shooting Para Sport World Cup.[16][17] On 13 January 2021, Paralympics GB announced the selection of six shooters to compete in Tokyo. James Bevis, Ryan Cockbill, Tim Jeffery, Matt Skelhon, Issy Bailey and Lorraine Lambert were the first athletes to be chosen for the British team competing in Tokyo.[18]
On 30 June 2021, 23 British swimmers are qualified to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Alice Tai withdrew from competition following an elbow injury.[19][20]
Great Britain entered nine athletes into the table tennis competition at the games. Rob Davies qualified from the 2019 ITTF European Para Championships which was held in Helsingborg, Sweden and the other eight athletes qualified via World Ranking allocation.[21][22][23]
Great Britain qualified three athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Amy Truesdale being the first British para taekwondo athlete who qualified for the first time at this games after placing first in the world ranking. Meanwhile, two other athletes qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2021 European Qualification Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.[24]
The British women's basketball team have qualified for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics after the women's team won the silver medal in the 2019 European Wheelchair Basketball Championships.[25][26]
Men's squad
The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's wheelchair basketball tournament of the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
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Great Britain men's national wheelchair basketball team - 2020 Summer Paralympics roster
Great Britain qualified seven players entries for wheelchair tennis. Six of them qualified by the world rankings, while one of them qualified by received the bipartite commission invitation allocation quotas.
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