The Paralympic Games in pictures: Friday, 27 August
Here is an incomplete, yet surprising and moving gallery of images of the 2020(1) games in Tokyo.
Janjira Panyatib of Team Thailand competes in Women's Long Jump --T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
Asila Mirzayorova of Team Uzbekistan competes in Women's Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Chuan-Hui Yang of Team Chinese Taipei competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Ricardo Costa de Oliveira of Team Brazil competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Lex Gillette of Team United States competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Xavier Porras of Team Spain competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Rauoa Tlili of Team Tunisia competes in Women's Shot Put - F41 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Mayerli Buitrago of Team Colombia competes in Women's Shot Put - F41 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) Gi Chang Kim of Team Korea serves during his men's singles Group A table tennis match against Takashi Asano of Team Japan on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) Daniel Rodrigues of Team Brazil plays a shot during the Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles First Round match against Stefan Olsson of Team Swedab on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) Nico Langmann of Team Austria reacts during Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles First Round match against Jef Vandorpe of Team Belgium on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park Court 2 on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) Martin de la Puente of Team Spain returns a shot against Agustin Ledesma of Team Argentina during the Men's Singles First Round match on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park Court 3 on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images) Barney Koneferenisi # 23 of Team New Zealand fights for the ball against Team Canada during a group A wheelchair rugby match four on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) Alhassane Balde of Team Germany competes in the Men’s 5000m - T54 heats on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Daniel Romanchuk of Team United States leads the field in the Men’s 5000m - T54 heats on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Anrune Weyers of Team South Africa competes in the Women’s 400m - T47 heats on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva of Team Brazil competes in the Women’s 400m - T11 Semi-Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Cuiqing Liu of Team China competes in the Women’s 400m - T11 Semi-Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Nick Mayhugh of Team United States celebrates after winning gold in the Men’s 100m - T37 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Mayhugh set a new world record with a timing of 10.95 seconds. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images) Hannah Russell of Team Great Britain prepares to compete in the women's 100m backstroke - S12 final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) Anna Stetsenko of Team Ukraine starts as she competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle S13 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Center on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Sergio Salvador Martos Minguet Salvador of Team Spain competes in the Men's 100m Backstroke S8 Heat 1 on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Tao Zheng of Team China, Weiyi Yuan of Team China and Yaroslav Semenenko of Team Ukraine compete during the men's 50m butterfly - S5 final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) Tao Zheng of Team China competes in the Men's 50m Butterfly S5 Heat 3 on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) Mark Malyar of Team Israel competes in the Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM7 final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images) Cuijuan Xiao of Team China during the women's -55 kg Powerlifting final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee) Uchkun Kuranbaev of Team Uzbekistan (White) and Sergio Ibanez Banon of Team Spain (Blue) compete in the Men's -66kg Judo on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Nippon Budokan on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images) Namig Abasli of Team Azerbaijan (White) and Davyd Khorava of Ukraine (Blue) compete in the Men's -66kg Judo Bronze Medal Contest on Day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Nippon Budokan on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images) Cherine Abdellaoui of Team Algeria and Priscilla Gagne of Team Canada compete in the Women's -52kg Judo on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Nippon Budokan on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images) Rebecca Hart of Team United States and their horse El Corona Texel compete in the Dressage Individual Test - Grade III at Equestrian Park on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) DM/ ML
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2GettyImages-1336589771.jpeg "Asila Mirzayorova of Team Uzbekistan competes in Women's Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/3GettyImages-1336673914.jpeg "Chuan-Hui Yang of Team Chinese Taipei competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/4GettyImages-1336679700.jpeg "Ricardo Costa de Oliveira of Team Brazil competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/5GettyImages-1336665145.jpeg "Lex Gillette of Team United States competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/6GettyImages-1336679805.jpeg "Xavier Porras of Team Spain competes in the Men’s Long Jump - T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/7GettyImages-1336592395.jpeg "Rauoa Tlili of Team Tunisia competes in Women's Shot Put - F41 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/8GettyImages-1336593912.jpeg "Mayerli Buitrago of Team Colombia competes in Women's Shot Put - F41 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/9GettyImages-1336605161.jpeg "Gi Chang Kim of Team Korea serves during his men's singles Group A table tennis match against Takashi Asano of Team Japan on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/10GettyImages-1336610808.jpeg "Daniel Rodrigues of Team Brazil plays a shot during the Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles First Round match against Stefan Olsson of Team Swedab on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/12GettyImages-1336658437.jpeg "Nico Langmann of Team Austria reacts during Men's Wheelchair Tennis Singles First Round match against Jef Vandorpe of Team Belgium on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park Court 2 on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/13GettyImages-1336670485.jpeg "Martin de la Puente of Team Spain returns a shot against Agustin Ledesma of Team Argentina during the Men's Singles First Round match on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Ariake Tennis Park Court 3 on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/14GettyImages-1336668565.jpeg "Barney Koneferenisi # 23 of Team New Zealand fights for the ball against Team Canada during a group A wheelchair rugby match four on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15GettyImages-1336663050.jpeg "Alhassane Balde of Team Germany competes in the Men’s 5000m - T54 heats on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/15GettyImages-1336665967.jpeg "Daniel Romanchuk of Team United States leads the field in the Men’s 5000m - T54 heats on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/16GettyImages-1336672417.jpeg "Anrune Weyers of Team South Africa competes in the Women’s 400m - T47 heats on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/17GettyImages-1336652368.jpeg "Thalita Vitoria Simplicio da Silva of Team Brazil competes in the Women’s 400m - T11 Semi-Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/18GettyImages-1336653944.jpeg "Cuiqing Liu of Team China competes in the Women’s 400m - T11 Semi-Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/19GettyImages-1336651142.jpeg "Nick Mayhugh of Team United States celebrates after winning gold in the Men’s 100m - T37 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Mayhugh set a new world record with a timing of 10.95 seconds. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20GettyImages-1336630592.jpeg "Hannah Russell of Team Great Britain prepares to compete in the women's 100m backstroke - S12 final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/21GettyImages-1336662701.jpeg "Anna Stetsenko of Team Ukraine starts as she competes in the Women's 400m Freestyle S13 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Center on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/22GettyImages-1336573667.jpeg "Sergio Salvador Martos Minguet Salvador of Team Spain competes in the Men's 100m Backstroke S8 Heat 1 on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/23GettyImages-1336647592.jpeg "Tao Zheng of Team China, Weiyi Yuan of Team China and Yaroslav Semenenko of Team Ukraine compete during the men's 50m butterfly - S5 final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/24GettyImages-1336595477.jpeg "Tao Zheng of Team China competes in the Men's 50m Butterfly S5 Heat 3 on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/25GettyImages-1336654219.jpeg "Mark Malyar of Team Israel competes in the Men's 200m Individual Medley - SM7 final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/26GettyImages-1336638261.jpeg "Cuijuan Xiao of Team China during the women's -55 kg Powerlifting final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Christopher Jue/Getty Images for International Paralympic Committee)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/27GettyImages-1336681485.jpeg "Uchkun Kuranbaev of Team Uzbekistan (White) and Sergio Ibanez Banon of Team Spain (Blue) compete in the Men's -66kg Judo on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Nippon Budokan on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/28GettyImages-1336684367.jpeg "Namig Abasli of Team Azerbaijan (White) and Davyd Khorava of Ukraine (Blue) compete in the Men's -66kg Judo Bronze Medal Contest on Day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Nippon Budokan on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/29GettyImages-1336694262.jpeg "Cherine Abdellaoui of Team Algeria and Priscilla Gagne of Team Canada compete in the Women's -52kg Judo on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Nippon Budokan on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Koki Nagahama/Getty Images)")
/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/30GettyImages-1336669514.jpeg "Rebecca Hart of Team United States and their horse El Corona Texel compete in the Dressage Individual Test - Grade III at Equestrian Park on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images) DM/ ML")
Janjira Panyatib of Team Thailand competes in Women's Long Jump --T11 Final on day 3 of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Olympic Stadium on August 27, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)