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Tokyo Paralympics by the numbers

  •  Around 4,400 competitors from nearly 160 countries and territories will be in Japan for the Paralympics, with 12,000 staff, officials and journalists also taking part in the 13-day event
  • Tokyo is the only city ever to host the Paralympic Games twice. 
  • At the 1964 Tokyo Paralympics, 378 athletes competed in nine sports at six venues
  • Around 5,000 gold, silver and bronze Paralympic medals have been produced for the Games, featuring the words 'Tokyo 2020' written in Braille
  • China has topped the gold medal table at every Paralympic Games since Athens 2004
  •  A record 4.1 billion cumulative viewers tuned in to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio, up from the 3.8 billion who watched London 2012, the IPC says
  • This year, free-to-air coverage will be provided to 49 territories in sub-Saharan Africa, to grow the Games' global audience and tackle disability stigma

 Source: AFP

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