Jamaica's delegation departs next week for Paralympic Games

Jamaica's 12-man delegation is now preparing to leave on Monday, August 16 for the Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

The Games will be held in Tokyo, Japan from August 24 to September 5, 2021.

Chef de Mission Richard Shaw is confident that the Jamaican Para-athletes will do very well. 

"The Games will be challenging, but we can achieve some amazing results as long as our athletes and administrators remain focused and work hard on behalf of Jamaica,” he said.

Shaw said the team has been training well and comprises a mixture of youth and experience.

"In fact, we have two new promising Para-athletes who will compete in Taekwondo and Judo which we are confident will increase our chances of medalling,” said Shaw.

The Jamaican Para-athletes will include Alberto Campbell in the T20 class contesting the 400m race; veteran Paralympian Sylvia Grant in the T57 class discus and Theodore Subba, 100kg Judo. 

For the first time in the history of the Paralympic Games, Taekwondo has been added to the list of competitions and Shauna-Kay Hines will be Jamaica's competitor.

Shaw is a past senior international field hockey player for Jamaica, who  represented Raiders United in the local Field Hockey National League.

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