Tokyo Paralympics which kicked off on August 24, 2021 came to an end on Sunday September 5, 2021, with the Paralympic flag formally handed over to Paris as the game heads to the city in 2024.
China comfortably topped the Paralympics medal table for the fifth consecutive time with 96 gold medals and a total of 207 medals in Tokyo. Similar to Rio 2016, China won more Golds in the Tokyo game than UK and the USA combined. In Rio 2016, China took home 107 golds and a total of 239 medals.
In Tokyo, UK came in second with 41 gold medals, while the USA was third with 37 gold medals. Although, UK won 64 golds in Rio 2016, whereas the USA took home 40 golds.
Nigeria won total of 10 medals in Tokyo, 4 golds, 1 silver, and 5 bronze – 6 of the medals including the 3 golds and silver were won in different categories of women’s powerlifting.
Latifat Tijani won Nigeria’s first medal (gold) at the game in women’s 45kg powerlifting. She defeated China’s Zhe Cui by lifting 107kg to clinch the title, with Cui taking home the silver and Poland’s Justyna Kozdryk winning the bronze.
Other gold medalist are Omolayo Bose in women’s 79kg powerlifting, and Oluwafemiaya Folashade in women’s 86kg powerlifting, and Ugwunwa Flora in women’s javelin throw – F54.
The Silver medalists is Obiji Loveline in women’s 86kg powerlifting.
Bronze medalists are Ejike Lucy in women’s 61kg powerlifting, Ibrahim Olaitan in women’s 67Kg powerlifting, Iyiazi Eucharia in women’s short put – F57, Nigeria’s table tennis men’s team, and Onye Lauritta in women’s short put – F40.
Nigeria featured a total of 22 athletes – 10 men and 12 women, with 10 of the athletes – 3 men and 7 women competing in powerlifting.
In Rio 2016, Nigeria won a total of 12 medals, 8 of which are golds, with 2 silver and 2 bronze.
See also: Final Tokyo Olympics Medal Table
Russian athletes are competed in the Tokyo games under RPC (Russian Paralympic Committee) at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo after the decision taken by the Court of Arbitration for Sport [CAS] in December 2020 regarding the case of the Russian Anti-Doping Agency.
Here is the medal table for Tokyo 2020 Paralympics
| Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 96 | 60 | 51 | 207 |
| Great Britain (UK) | 41 | 38 | 45 | 124 |
| USA | 37 | 36 | 31 | 104 |
| RPC | 36 | 33 | 49 | 118 |
| Netherlands | 25 | 17 | 17 | 59 |
| Ukraine | 24 | 47 | 27 | 98 |
| Brazil | 22 | 20 | 30 | 72 |
| Australia | 21 | 29 | 30 | 80 |
| Italy | 14 | 29 | 26 | 69 |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 1 | 4 | 19 |
| Japan | 13 | 15 | 23 | 51 |
| Germany | 13 | 12 | 18 | 43 |
| Iran | 12 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| France | 11 | 15 | 28 | 54 |
| Spain | 9 | 15 | 12 | 36 |
| Uzbekistan | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 |
| Poland | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 |
| Hungary | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
| Mexico | 7 | 2 | 13 | 22 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| Israel | 6 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
| Canada | 5 | 10 | 6 | 21 |
| India | 5 | 8 | 6 | 19 |
| Thailand | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Algeria | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| Morocco | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| Belgium | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| Ireland | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Cuba | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jordan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Colombia | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| South Korea | 2 | 10 | 12 | 24 |
| Turkey | 2 | 4 | 9 | 15 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| Chile | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Serbia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Norway | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Singapore | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Austria | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Sweden | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| Greece | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 |
| Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Argentina | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| Egypt | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| Croatia | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| Latvia | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Georgia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Hong Kong, China | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Iraq | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Kuwait | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Namibia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Slovenia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kenya | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Montenegro | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Oman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qatar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Ifunanya Ikueze is an Engineer, Safety Professional, Writer, Investor, Entrepreneur and Educator.
