PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS
![Takayuki Suzuki screams in joy after winning gold at Tokyo 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/Suzuki-Japan.jpg?itok=TbwoLm7q)
Takayuki Suzuki delivers first Tokyo 2020 gold medal to hosts Japan
Suzuki wins men’s 100m freestyle S4 in a Paralympic record of 1:21:58
![Kory Puderbaugh, close up in wheelchair rugby action](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/GettyImages-1336223891.jpg?h=43b0deb5&itok=wwhalYN_)
What wheelchair rugby star Kory Puderbaugh said to President Obama
"I asked him when he was going to get his six-pack abs back. He laughed and said, ‘I’m still working on my four-pack’"
![Spain's Alfonso Cabello Llamas in action at the Izu Velodrome](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/Cabello-Llamas.jpg?itok=1yWuY9Of)
Cabello Llamas gives Spain their first gold
The 27-year-old takes back the men's C4-5 1000m time trial title he last won at London 2012 as four world records fall on day two of track cycling competition
![Jamaican judoka Theador Sabba carries flag in Opening Ceremony](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/1800566.jpg?h=290a6d99&itok=Ru94BZTO)
Theador Subba on a mission to bring Jamaica vibe to judo
'On the mat, off the mat, everywhere - I bring a little bit of Jamaica. I try my best to teach other people the Jamaican culture'
![A man in a wheelchair biting his gold medal](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2023-06/Jordan%20Qaraba.jpg?itok=DVzm6oQC)
Jordan and China bag first Para powerlifting gold
A body weight difference of 100 grams gives Omar Qarada first place ahead of Vietnam's Rio 2016 champion Le Van Cong at the Tokyo International Forum
![Agitos logo in front of the Olympic Stadium at Tokyo 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/tokyo-2020-olympic-stadium-agitos.jpg?h=11f01052&itok=4QiXM39e)
Star-studded Para athletics competition set to start in Tokyo
Athletes from 156 nations will compete in 167 medal events during the 10-day action at the National Olympic stadium
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Al Hussein to open Refugee Paralympic Team participation
Class 8 swimmer is the first athlete of the six-member team to compete in the Paralympic Games
![Sareh Javanmardidodmani wins shooting gold medal Rio 2016](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/images/160909220900443_shooting.jpg?itok=zY0lc9Ti)
Paralympics preview: shooting day two
Paralympic legends Sareh Javanmardi and Yang Chao to be the biggest stars in action at the Asaka Shooting Range on 31 August
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Day 3: Paralympic Games preview
Athletics takes centerstage and judo starts action, while swimming and track cycling go on awarding medals
![Husnah Kukundakwe in action at the Tokyo 2020 Aquatics Centre](/sites/default/files/styles/image_crop_16_9_800_450/public/2021-08/Husnah2.jpg?h=5575cdf2&itok=F2r1tHDt)
Kukundakwe hopes her Paralympic campaign will change perceptions
The youngest Paralympian at Tokyo 2020 hopes her debut has an impact that reaches outside of sport