Summer Paralympic Games: the sports programme

Sports contested at each edition of the Summer Paralympic Games, as recorded in open data. A dot marks a sport on the programme; the right-hand column counts its editions.

17editions

49sports & disciplines

1960–2024years

30most sports at one edition

Sport by edition

Programme chart

Sport	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2021	2024	Editions
Para athletics																		17
Wheelchair fencing																		17
Archery																		16
Para table tennis																		16
Competitive swimming																		15
Weightlifting																		15
Basketball																		14
Goalball																		14
Sitting volleyball																		13
Bowls																		12
Para judo																		10
Wheelchair tennis																		10
Judo																		9
Para swimming																		8
Cycle sport																		8
Association football																		7
Athletics																		7
Equestrian sport																		7
Marathon																		7
Snooker																		7
Standing volleyball																		7
Wheelchair basketball																		7
Boccia																		6
Shooting sports																		6
Wheelchair rugby																		6
Para rowing																		5
Table tennis																		5
Fencing																		4
CP football																		3
Para canoe																		3
Para cycling																		3
Para triathlon																		3
Rowing																		3
Volleyball																		3
Para archery																		2
Para powerlifting																		2
Badminton																		2
Blind soccer																		2
Para taekwondo																		2
Powerlifting																		2
Rugby union																		2
Triathlon																		2
Para equestrian																		1
Canoeing and kayaking																		1
Futsal																		1
Para association football																		1
Para badminton																		1
Road bicycle racing																		1
Taekwondo																		1

Hosts

Editions

Year	Edition	Host	Sports	Medal events
2024	2024 Summer Paralympics	Paris	23	337
2021	2020 Summer Paralympics	Tokyo	28	445
2016	2016 Summer Paralympics	Rio de Janeiro	30	524
2012	2012 Summer Paralympics	London	29	637
2008	2008 Summer Paralympics	Beijing	26	652
2004	2004 Summer Paralympics	Athens	24	578
2000	2000 Summer Paralympics	Accor Stadium	21	70
1996	1996 Summer Paralympics	Atlanta	20	41
1992	1992 Summer Paralympics	Barcelona	17	57
1988	1988 Summer Paralympics	Seoul	21	29
1984	1984 Summer Paralympics	New York City, Stoke Mandeville	17	32
1980	1980 Summer Paralympics	Arnhem	13	9
1976	1976 Summer Paralympics	Toronto	13	5
1972	1972 Summer Paralympics	Heidelberg	10	14
1968	1968 Summer Paralympics	Ramat Gan, Expo Tel Aviv	9	5
1964	1964 Summer Paralympics	Tokyo	8	—
1960	1960 Summer Paralympics	Rome	7	13