After the Paralympics, Italy returns home with 69 medals

Tokyo 2020 – A historic record for the Azzurri – 11 disciplines in which we got on the podium

Ambra Sabatini, Martina Caironi and Monica Graziana Counterfeit

Tokyo – After the Paralympics, Italy returns home with 69 medals.

The closing ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games was held today. A record result for Italy. 69 medals for the blue booty. There were 11 disciplines in which Italy managed to get on the podium. Archery, athletics, canoeing, cycling, horse riding, judo, shooting, swimming, table tennis, triathlon and fencing.

The Italian standard-bearer was Matteo Parenzan, 18-year-old tennis player and youngest athlete of the Italian expedition.

“Arigato Tokyo: together, against all odds, we made it. The Tokyo Paralympic Games were not only historic, they were fantastic – said the president of the International Paralympic Committee, Andrew Parsons -. Athletes have broken records, warmed hearts, opened minds and changed lives. People of Japan, it was you who made all this possible: sport has opened the doors, now it’s up to us to break down the barriers. In three years we will meet together with athletes from all over the world in Paris, once again inspiring and thrilling the whole world with their incredible performances ”.

Yesterday also the historic blue hat-trick in the final of the women’s 100 meters in the T63 category. Ambra Sabatini, Martina Caironi and Monica Graziana Contrafatto climbed the three steps of the podium in the athletics specialty.

September 5th, 2021