The selection of each of the athletes to represent a country in the 2020 Paralympics Games in Tokyo is rigorous as in any other tournament. Countries around the world make sure to send the best to compete against other nations. The qualification and competition process at the local and regional level is high.
There are thousands of athletes in this edition of the Paralympics. The exact number of athletes is 4,537. Countries that participate in the 2020 Paralympic Games usually already have previous experience from other editions and almost always send athletes to compete in the same sports from other editions.
The athletes arriving in Japan, specifically at the city of Tokyo, will use the same facilities that were inhabited by the athletes of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Some accesses were modified for athletes using wheelchairs.
The countries with the most athletes in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics:
Due to budget, support and sponsorship reasons, the countries that bring the most athletes to the 2020 Paralympics are the developed nations. To get an idea, industrialized countries like Brazil (considered third world) are sending 258 athletes to this edition of the 2020 Paralympics.
| Countries | Total Athletes Sent |
| Japan | 260 |
| Brazil | 258 |
| China | 255 |
| Russian Paraolympic Committee | 246 |
| United States | 242 |
| Australia | 174 |
| France | 143 |
| Ukraine | 138 |
| Spain | 134 |
| Canada | 130 |
| Italy 113 | 113 |
Usually, countries with 50-100 athletes dominate the medal table. But schocks never fail to appear at theParalympics Games, the big favorites for some sport can easily lose to an underdog from a smaller nation.
