Latvia at the 2020 Summer Paralympics explained

Npc:	LAT
Npcname:	Latvian Paralympic Committee
Games:	Summer Paralympics
Year:	2020
Website:
Location:	Tokyo
Competitors:	7
Sports:	4
Flagbearer:	Aigars Apinis and Ieva Melle (opening)
Gold:	0
Silver:	3
Bronze:	2
Appearances:	auto
App Begin Year:	1992
See also:	(1988)

Latvia competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan, from 24 August to 5 September 2021.^{[1] [2]}

Medalists

See main article: 2020 Summer Paralympics medal table.

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
				27 August
	on King Of The Dance			27 August
	on King Of The Dance			30 August
				29 August
				31 August

Competitors

width=180	Sport	width=55	Men	width=55	Women	width=55	Total
	0	1	1
	2	2	4
	1	0	1
	1	0	1
Total	4	3	7

Archery

See main article: Archery at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.

Women|-|align=left|Ieva Melle|align=left|Women's individual recurve open|495|21|
L 3-7|colspan=5|did not advance|}

Athletics

See main article: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Two Latvian athlete (Aigars Apinis & Diāna Dadzīte) successfully to break through the qualifications for the 2020 Paralympics after breaking the qualification limit.^[3]

Men's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
Aigars Apinis	Discus throw F52	19.39
Edgars Bergs	Shot put F35	14.70	5

Women's field

Athlete	Event	Final
		Result	Rank
align=left rowspan=2	Diāna Dadzīte	Discus throw F55	25.02
Javelin throw F56	24.22
Baiba Rorbaha	Club throw F32	16.32	9

Equestrian

See main article: Equestrian at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Latvian sent one athlete after qualified.^[4]

Individual

Athlete	Horse	Event	Total
			Score	Rank
Rihards Snikus	King Of The Dance	Individual championship test grade I	80.179	Q
		Individual freestyle test grade I	82.087

Swimming

See main article: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. One Latvian swimmer has successfully entered the paralympic slot after breaking the MQS.^{[5] [6]}

Men

See also

• Latvia at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paralympic Competition Schedule. 16 June 2019. tokyo2020.org.
2. News: Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021. BBC Sport. 30 March 2020. 30 March 2020.
3. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. 17 November 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
4. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. 17 November 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
5. Web site: Calculation of Swimming Slots for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. 24 April 2020. International Paralympic Committee.
6. Web site: 2020 Summer Paralympics Qualification Guide. 17 November 2020. International Paralympic Committee.