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2019 Top Moments - No. 4: Young guns herald their arrival to big league
‘You have to put in more energy than able-bodied swimmers in order to stay competitive’
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Bridgestone is First partner for Video Game Designed to Celebrate Paralympic Athletes
“THE PEGASUS DREAM TOUR” will be the first official video game of the International Paralympic Committee and the Paralympic Games
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Tokyo 2020: Official film to be produced
The documentary will follow athletes in the lead-up to and during the Paralympic Games
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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium ready for Games
Sets new standards for sports events and innovative architecture
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Paralympic Marathon to remain in Tokyo
Five medal events will be contested on the streets of the Japanese capital
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Tokyo 2020: Record number of tickets requested
The Organising Committee has revealed unprecedented ticket demand for the Paralympics
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IPC remove women’s T52 100m from Paralympic Games
Only five athletes competed in the women's T52 100m competition at the Para Athletics World Championships in Dubai
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Tokyo 2020 G-SATELLITE ready for launch
The G-SATELLITE will be delivered to JAXA on December 5
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Tamara Leonelli ready for Paralympic debut
Chilean table tennis player is on a high after winning gold at Lima 2019 Parapans
Road to Tokyo 2020 workshops kick off in Japan
Agitos Foundation, Tokyo 2020 and Japanese Paralympic Committee launch the first of a series of activities aimed at Asian countries
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Tokyo 2020 unveils Paralympic Torch Relay details
Regional flame lighting cerebrations and departure ceremonies will be held in 43 of Japan’s 47 prefectures
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Tokyo finishes building Olympic Stadium
The Emperor's Cup football final is scheduled to be the first public sporting event at the venue
Tokyo 2020: Nadia Baez hungry for glory
Argentinian Para swimmer targets best performance ever at 2020 Paralympic Games
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Tokyo 2020 cooling project gather pace
In all 24 companies participating in the project
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Richard Whitehead promises Japanese fans ‘real appetite for Paralympic sport’
Paralympic star looks for three-peat in Tokyo
![Aerial photo view of venues for Tokyo 2020](/sites/default/files/2019-10/new-national-stadium-tokyo-2020.jpg)
Students in England invited to be part of Paralympic history
Great opportunity for students with a keen eye for design and engineering to create a dynamic cauldron at the fourth Paralympic Heritage Flame Lighting Ceremony
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IPC unlikely to move Tokyo 2020 marathon
Weather cooler in September as athlete welfare remains top priority
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Tokyo 2020: Record-breaking demand for Paralympic tickets
Initial offering of Paralympic Games tickets concludes successfully with record number of applications
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Tokyo 2020: LIXIL first presenting partner for Paralympic Torch Relay
Tokyo 2020 Gold Partner has been orchestrating activities to make better living a reality for everyone
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Tokyo 2020: International ticket sales start
IPC and CoSport team up in bringing the world to the Paralympic Games