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Today in a nutshell: Tokyo is dotting the Is and crossing the Ts – well, the equivalent in the kanji and kana anyway – as it gets ready to host the Paralympics.
Tomorrow’s key moments: the Games will award 539 gold medals across 22 sports hosted at 21 venues, featuring over 4,500 athletes, and the opening ceremony begins it all at 8pm local time in Tokyo.