Achievements of Women in Paralympics 2020
The Paralympic Games, governed by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) concluded on 5th September. Tokyo 2020 was the biggest Paralympic Games ever with a record number of athletes. In this edition, female participation was at an all-time high. In total 1,853 female athletes competed at Tokyo 2020 beating the previous record of 1,671 women that competed at Rio 2016 – this is a 10.9 per cent increase.