Sunday marked exactly one year until Tokyo becomes the first city to host the Paralympic Games twice.
Following close on the heels of the Olympics, the Paralympics will begin next year on Aug. 25 and, over the course of 13 days, feature a record 4,400 athletes in 540 events across 22 sports including, for the first time, badminton and taekwondo.
"Preparations are going extremely well. The venues look great," said Duane Kale, vice president of the International Paralympic Committee, during the Paralympic Games "One Year to Go Countdown Ceremony" held in Shibuya Ward's NHK Hall on Sunday. "As a Paralympian, I'm a little jealous."