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We look back at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games – a Games where the Australian Paralympic Team captured the hearts and minds of Australians not just for their performances on the global sporting stage, but for the dignity and class with which they represented the green and gold.
Against unprecedented odds, not least the massive disruption caused by the Covid pandemic over nearly two years leading up to Tokyo 2020, Australia’s elite Para-athletes won 80 medals to finish sixth on the overall medal tally and 21 gold to come eighth on the gold medal count.
“I’m so incredibly proud of every member of this Team for what they’ve produced in the face of a lead-in to the Games that was more difficult than any Australian Team has experienced before,” Chef de Mission Kate McLoughlin said.
“A lot gets spoken about the resilience and determination of Para-athletes. But I don’t think those qualities have ever been more clearly displayed than by this incredible Team over not just these two weeks here in Tokyo, but right throughout this five-year Games cycle.
“Congratulations to every one of our awesome Para-athletes. You have performed brilliantly on the world stage and carried yourselves with dignity and class, truly demonstrating the best of the Australian Paralympic movement.”
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