Overview of the 22 sporting events at Tokyo Paralympic Games and the sports/events where athletes are at risk for autonomic dysreflexia (AD) and impaired thermoregulation with a spinal cord injury at or above the level T6
| Sports | Spinal cord-related disorders | Above or at SCI level T6 | Environmental heat stress | Event and class |
| Archery | ☑ | ☑ | Moderate | W1 |
| Athletics | ☑ | ☑ | High | WR track T51–T53 Seated throws F51–F53 |
| Badminton | ☑ | ☑ | Low | WH1 |
| Boccia | ☑ | ☑ | Low | BC1 |
| Canoe | ☑ | ☑ | Low | Kayak KL1 |
| Cycling | ☑ | ☑ | High | Handcycling H1 |
| Equestrian | ☑ | □ | Moderate | – |
| Football (5-a-side) | □ | □ | Moderate | – |
| Goalball | □ | □ | Low | – |
| Judo | □ | □ | Low | – |
| Powerlifting | ☑ | □ | Low | – |
| Rowing | ☑ | ☑ | Moderate | AS |
| Shooting | ☑ | ☑ | Moderate | Rifle SH2 |
| Sitting volleyball | ☑ | ☑ | Low | – |
| Swimming | ☑ | ☑ | Low | S1 SB1 and S2 SB1 |
| Table tennis | ☑ | ☑ | Low | Class 1 |
| Taekwondo | □ | □ | Low | – |
| Triathlon | ☑ | ☑ | High | PTWC |
| Wheelchair basketball | ☑ | □ | Moderate | – |
| Wheelchair fencing | ☑ | □ | Low | – |
| Wheelchair rugby | ☑ | ☑ | High | Typically, 0.5 and 1.0 |
| Wheelchair tennis | ☑ | ☑ | High | Quad class |
Environmental heat stress taken from Griggs et al.6 For further guidance on AD please refer to the work of Blauwet et al.15
F, field; SCI, spinal cord injury; T, track; WR, wheelchair racing.