Linus Karlsson is one of 26 athletes chosen to represent Sweden at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics ©Getty Images

Sweden has named a 26-strong Paralympic team across 11 different sports - less than half the size of its 58-athlete team at Rio 2016.

"We are almost half as many active this year as in Rio 2016," said Swedish Paralympic Committee high-performance sport director Inês Lopes.

"Then we took 10 medals and now our realistic goal is seven medals, so in percentage terms we are much stronger now."

Fifteen of the team are women, and of the 26 members all but six have previous Paralympic experience.

Sweden has named a 26-strong team for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - less than half the number involved at Rio 2016 ©Parasport Sverige
Sweden has named a 26-strong team for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics - less than half the number involved at Rio 2016 ©Parasport Sverige

"We have lost two teams and have no team sports with us in Tokyo," Lopes explained.

"It is the first time since 1976 that we go to a summer Paralympics without any teams.

"This is of course noticeable in the size of the squad.

"It has also been a much tougher qualification for Tokyo and the international competition is constantly increasing."

At the Rio 2016 Paralympics Sweden participated in 86 medal events and the team came home with 10 medals.

There were also seven fourth-place finishes in Rio.

This time, Sweden will be represented in 49 medal events.

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are due to take place from August 24 to September 5.