537 medal events to be contested at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

The International Paralympic Committee decided Monday in Abu Dhabi that 537 medal events will be contested in 22 sports at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.A total of 4,400 athletes -- at least 1,756 of them female -- are expected to take part in the games, both record highs, the IPC announced in a statement after a meeting of its governing board.The number of medal events is revised for each Paralympic Games depending on prospects for rises or drops in athletes competing in each of the competition classifications, which are based on the type and degree of disability.In Rio de Janeiro last year, …READ FULL ARTICLE