PARALYMPICS

The Tokyo Paralympics get underway today, with Covid-19 cases rising in Japan and all parties acknowledging that there is still a challenge ahead. Delayed by a year because of the pandemic and with supporters unable […]

The Afghanistan flag will be displayed in Tuesday’s opening ceremony of the Paralympics even though the country’s athletes were not able to get to Tokyo to compete. Andrew Parsons, the president of the International Paralympic […]

Tokyo 2020 will exceed Rio 2016 in terms of the number of National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) set to take part in the Paralympic Games. A total of 162 delegations, including the Refugee Paralympic Team and […]

The Organising Committee of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has announced the concepts for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, backing up the overall message of “Moving Forward”. “We Have Wings” will be the concept for […]

The Tokyo 2020 Parlaympic Games will start on August 24, 2021. The 16th edition of these Games will offer some new events and sports. Here, check out the complete schedule and key dates. After a […]

The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) today hosted a ceremony at the Village Plaza in the Paralympic Village during which a Paralympic Mural […]

Japan’s daily infections topped 25,000 for the first time on Thursday, with the number of severe cases also higher than ever as the nation battles a fifth wave driven by the more contagious Delta variant. […]

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are set to break all viewing records with an estimated cumulative global TV audience of 4.25 billion people likely to watch the Games. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) believes the combination […]

One of the world’s most courageous sports teams will be wearing a kit at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with a special Japanese origami design, fitting as it is a symbol of peace and victory. […]