CGTN Sports Talk: How much do you know about the Paralympics?

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The Tokyo Paralympics will take place from August 24 to September 5 with over 4,000 athletes from all over the world competing in 526 medal events of 22 sports. Most of the disciplines in the Paralympic Games are similar to their counterparts in the Olympics but have more specified classifications based on the level of impairment of the participants, but the Paralympics also has unique sports, such as five-aside football, boccia and goalball.

Tomoe Takada of Japan competes during the Japan Para Goalball Championships at the Chiba Port Arena in Chiba, Japan, February 7, 2021. /CFP

Jamie McCowan (L) of Britain competes in the boccia mixed individual BC3 event in the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics at Carioca Arena 2 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 13, 2016. /CFP

Host: Li Xiang

Guest: Sim Sim Wissgott

Cover designer: Feng Yuan

Chief editor: Chen Ran

Supervisor: Zhang Shilei

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