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Japanese dancers in colourful costumes
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President of next Summer Games talks passion, planning and Paralympic inspiration.

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Partnership to boost volunteer recruitment and training for Tokyo 2020.

Matt Stutzman, Lex Gillette, Melissa Stockwell, Nathan Adrian, Brad Snyder, Sanya Richards-Ross and Tatyana McFadden.
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Energy company to support athletes for PyeongChang 2018 and Tokyo 2020.

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Belgian athletes to benefit in lead-up to Tokyo 2020 and 2024 Paralympic Games.

The London 2017 medals are layered with symbols of every event on the competition schedule, an intricate design that bears resemblance to the inner workings of a watch.
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Plans to broadcast daily from World Para Athletics Championships.

Tokyo 2020 - World Environmental Day
Tokyo 2020

Event in downtown Tokyo marks World Environment Day as build up to Paralympic Games continues.

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This brings the total number of Tokyo 2020 domestic partners to 43, including 28 official partners, plus the five Worldwide Partners.

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The Paralympic Games in Tokyo will take place between 25 August and 06 September.

Large group of people posing for a photo
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Design proposals to be submitted by general public, with school children judging

Xavier Gonzalez at the Tokyo 2020 Project Review
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The third IPC Tokyo 2020 Project Review took place between 10-11 May.

Japan's Sho Watanabe crosses the line to take the 2017 Tokyo marathon ahead of Switzerland's Marcel Hug.
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The Organising Committee is aiming to learn from the iconic event’s experience.

Two men shaking hands
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The landmark agreement aims to maximise the success and legacy of the two international events.

Group of Japanese kids holding up a sign
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School children learned about and tried Paralympic sports.

Agitos representation during the Beijing Opening Ceremony
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As part of the celebrations for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, the IPC looks back at the impact the Paralympic Games have had on communities.

Two Japanese men pose for a photo as a woman hands over a cell phone
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The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee has begun its project of using recycled metals to create the gold, silver and bronze Games medals.

A Tokyo 2020 emblem can be seen from up.
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The guidelines aim to provide an enhanced environment that will secure more opportunities for access to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Group picture of many people gathering around a banner
Tokyo 2020

The port town of Ishinomaki was among the most affected by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

Japan's Prime Minister Abe chats with IPC President Sir Philip Craven and IPC CEO Xavier Gonzalez during a meeting in February 2017.
Tokyo 2020

Sir Philip Craven met with Prime Minister Abe on Wednesday in Tokyo as the two discussed preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

people playing boccia
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Sir Philip Craven and IPC colleagues joined forces to play Tokyo Governor Koike and other representatives of Tokyo Metropolitan Government.

The Paralympic flag will join the Olympic flag on a tour of Tokyo
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The Organising Committee aims to collect eight tons of metal from discarded or obsolete electronic devices