In 2016, the United States dethroned China for its first-ever Paralympic gold medal in women's sitting volleyball. Those two teams have met in the gold medal match at each of the last three Paralympics, and while it remains to be seen if that will be the case again this year, they'll face each other in a preliminary-round match that could end up serving as a championship preview.
Elsewhere, swimmers McKenzie Coan and Anastasia Pagonis look to win their second gold medals of these Paralympic Games, and Roxanne Trunnell goes for a third equestrian medal.
Below is a rundown of what to watch on Day 6 of the Tokyo Paralympics. All events listed below can be streamed live on NBCOlympics.com, and many can also be seen as part of the NBCSN broadcast.
TV Schedule
Event(s) | Time | Network |
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NBC Primetime Show | 7p-8p ET | NBC (Live Stream) |
Wheelchair Rugby (Re-Air), Table Tennis, Wheelchair Tennis | 9p-3a ET | NBCSN (Live Stream) |
Swimming, Sitting Volleyball, Track & Field, Wheelchair Basketball | 3a-9a ET | NBCSN (Live Stream) |
NBCSN's live coverage of the Tokyo Paralympics will last from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. ET and includes U.S. matches in sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball, as well as finals in swimming and track & field, among a slew of other events.
Track & Field
Event | Time | Link |
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Session 1 | 8:30 p.m. ET | Live Stream |
Session 2 | 6:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Fifteen more sets of medals are on offer, with eight medal events in the first session and seven more events in the second session.
In the second session, 2016 silver medalist Cassie Mitchell competes in the women's discus throw F53 (6:10 a.m. ET), while Hunter Woodhall, Jarryd Wallace and Jonathan Gore race the men's 100m T64 final (7:43 a.m. ET). Woodhall is a two-time Paralympic medalist, the first double amputee to earn a Division I track and field scholarship, and a social media star alongside girlfriend and U.S. Olympic long jumper Tara Davis.
Wheelchair Tennis
Event | Time | Link |
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Center Court: Part 1 | 10:00 p.m. ET | Live Stream |
Court 1: Part 1 | 2:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Center Court: Part 1 | 2:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Court 1: Part 2 | 6:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
After winning his opener on Saturday, eight-time Paralympic medalist David Wagner of the United States will now face Sugeno Koji of Japan in the quarterfinals of the quad singles tournament. That match will be the fourth and final match scheduled to take place on Court 1 on Monday.
Goalball
Event | Time | Link |
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USA vs Lithuania (M) | 12:15 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
China vs Canada (W) | 1:45 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
China vs Germany (M) | 4:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
USA vs Turkey (W) | 6:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
The group stage in men's and women's goalball comes to an end. Both of the U.S. teams have already secured spots in the quarterfinals but will get to play one final game before the knockout stage gets underway. The men will play Lithuania, which is still trying to qualify for the quarterfinals, and the women will play Turkey, the only team in either tournament with a perfect record.
Equestrian
Event | Time | Link |
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Individual Freestyle Test: Grades IV, V, III | 3:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Individual Freestyle Test: Grades II, I | 6:45 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Roxanne Trunnell could win her third medal of the Tokyo Paralympics. The world No. 1 across all five grades of para equestrian, Trunnell won gold in the individual test Grade I last week to give the United States its first gold medal in the sport since 1996. She was also part of the group that helped the U.S. win its first-ever Paralympic medal, a bronze, in team dressage yesterday.
The Grade I event is scheduled to get underway at 8 a.m. ET.
Swimming
Event | Time | Link |
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Swimming Heats | 8:00 p.m. ET | Live Stream |
Swimming Finals | 4:00 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
The U.S. brings a strong group of athletes into the women's S7 100m backstroke race. Mallory Weggemann, Julia Gaffney and McKenzie Coan are all among the best in the world in this event and will be medal contenders when the final takes place at 4:07 a.m. ET. Weggemann and Coan have both already won a gold medal so far at these Paralympic Games.
In one of the day's other finals, 17-year-old Anastasia Pagonis competes in her third of four events. Pagonis, who became one of the Tokyo Games' breakout stars after winning her 400m freestyle race last week, will contest the women's SM11 200m individual medley next. The final of that event is set for 6:02 a.m. ET.
Sitting Volleyball
Event | Time | Link |
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Rwanda vs RPC (W) | 9:00 p.m. ET | Live Stream |
USA vs China (W) | 5:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
Iran vs Brazil (M) | 7:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
A rematch of the last three Paralympic finals looms large as the United States faces China in a women's preliminary match. China defeated the U.S. in the 2008 and 2012 finals to win gold, but the Americans flipped the script in 2016 to score their first-ever gold medal in the women's tournament.
In their opening match, the U.S. women swept Rwanda in straight sets.
Wheelchair Basketball
Event | Time | Link |
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USA vs Algeria (M) | 7:30 a.m. ET | Live Stream |
The U.S. men close out the group stage against Algeria. Currently tied atop its group at 3-1 with Australia and Great Britain, Team USA is still jockeying for position ahead of the knockout rounds, as a higher finish in the group theoretically means a weaker opponent in the quarterfinals. They'll be heavy favorites against the Algerians, who have been outscored by 128 combined points in their four losses.