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Russian cyclist Astashov sets world record at Tokyo Paralympics

He will take part in the finals event and will win at least a silver medal

TOKYO, August 26. /TASS/. Russian cyclist Mikhail Astashov has set a world record in men’s C1 3,000m individual pursuit event at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

He covered the distance in 3 minutes and 35.954 seconds. He will take part in the finals event and will win at least a silver medal.

In February 2020, he got a job at a food delivery service in Yekaterinburg to receive a new experience, as he explained. He has no arms and legs and walks on artificial limbs.

The 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Japan’s Tokyo are being held between August 24 and September 5, 2021. In March 2020, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced their decision to postpone the 2020 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan for one year due to the continuous COVID-19 spread.

Team RPC at 2020 Summer Paralympics in Japan

The team of national athletes from Russia at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Japan includes 242 athletes, while the overall number of the RPC delegation in Tokyo stands at 432 people. The selected Paralympians from Russia are fighting for medals in 19 out of the 22 sports competitions, on the program of the quadrennial event.

Russian athletes are competing in the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo under the flag and logo of the Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) instead of the Russian national flag and state emblem.

The national anthem of Russia is also under sanctions at the Paralympics in Japan. The First Piano Concerto by Pyotr Tchaikovsky was selected to be played at awarding ceremonies for Russian Paralympians in Tokyo.

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