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Solomon Islands at the
2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC codeSOL
NPCSolomon Islands Paralympics Committee
in Tokyo
Competitors2 in 1 sport
Summer Paralympics appearances ( overview)

Solomon Islands was to compete at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021, [1] [2] but ultimately the team withdrew from competition. [3] [4] The delegation was still represented by a volunteer at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Parade of Nations.

Taekwondo

Solomon Islands qualified two athletes to compete at the Paralympics competition. Solomon Jagiri & Jeminah Otoa qualified by winning the gold medal at the 2020 Oceanian Qualification Tournament in Gold Coast, Australia. [5]

Athlete Event First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Solomon Jagiri Men's –61 kg
Jeminah Otoa Women's –58 kg

References

  1. ^ "Paralympic Competition Schedule". tokyo2020.org. 16 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021". BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ Solomon Islands Tourism Board (Official)"ソロモン諸島政府観光局(公式)" [@solomon_japan] (August 29, 2021). "It's a shame that I was listed at the closing ceremony"閉会式" (Note: the mistake of the opening ceremony"開会式"). Thank you to everyone who looked forward to it. We will continue to do our best in the Solomon Islands, so please support us" ( Tweet). Retrieved 2021-09-04 – via Twitter.
  4. ^ "National Paralympic Committee's List - Official Homepage". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. 2021-08-24. Archived from the original on 2021-08-31. Retrieved 2021-09-02. The Solomon Islands team profile has been removed due to the withdrawal from the 2020 Summer Paralympics.
  5. ^ "Oceania Qualification Tournament Results". World Taekwondo. 1 March 2020. Archived from the original on 1 March 2020.