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![Tokyo 2020 Olympic Stadium 2.jpg](/sites/default/files/2021-04/Tokyo%202020%20Olympic%20Stadium_reduced.jpg)
IPC statement on Tokyo 2020 speculation
'The IPC, IOC, Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee and all delivery partners are fully committed and focussed on delivering safe and secure Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer'
![A female Para alpine skier crossing a pole in a slalom event](/sites/default/files/2021-01/49420282861_842f292daa_o.jpg)
Ebba Aarsjoe makes statement with double gold in Veysonnaz
All six classes see winners triumph in both giant slalom races at season's first World Cup in Switzerland
![New members of the IPC Athletes Council are introduced during the closing ceremony of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.](/sites/default/files/images/161216093705047_Athletes%2BCouncil.jpg)
Nominations open for IPC Athletes’ Council election
Set to take place at Tokyo 2020, elections of IPC Athletes’ Council is meant to find voices for the Para athlete community
![A woman sending a kiss to the audience while standing on the podium waiting to receive a medal](/sites/default/files/2021-01/Ellie%20Cole.jpg)
Thank You Ellie Cole for inspiring us!
PS: Becks, Cole saw your message, but she was too overwhelmed to reply
![Japanese female canoeist on her kayak](/sites/default/files/2021-01/monika-seryu.jpg)
Sports community helps Japan's Para canoeist Monika Seryu regain hope
Opens up on her struggles through the pandemic and what is helping her get through
![An armless female alpine skier competing](/sites/default/files/2021-01/49357354866_436393fb0f_h.jpg)
Veysonnaz hosts more than 80 athletes in season-opening World Cup
Paralympic champions and Crystal Globe winners take on two giant slalom and two slalom races in Switzerland
![A man and a woman with snowboard gear standing in a snowy slope](/sites/default/files/2021-01/Armenia-Para%20Snowboard2.jpg)
Armenia’s newly-created Para snowboard team sets big goal
Three female and one male rider dream with a ticket to Beijing 2022 to boost the sport and attract more athletes
!['Sport Spirit Doesn’t Pick A Body' | NPC Slovenia](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/X4fKvA8p258HHJPsalVkphdnUtV8bXypFGCdUHryxLg.jpg?itok=drlhgt6x)
Slovenian Para athletes at centre of music video
Campaign launched to show how sport is a source of inclusion for people with disabilities
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Dates set for men's sitting volleyball Tokyo 2020 qualification tournament
The final spot for the 2020 Paralympic Games is up for grabs in Duisburg, Germany
![New Zealand wheelchair rugby team perform the Haka](/sites/default/files/2021-01/new-zealand-wheelchair-rugby-cherie-harris.jpg)
Long wait for Paralympic return makes New Zealand's Wheel Blacks more eager
New Zealand's wheelchair rugby team qualified for a Paralympics for the first time since Beijing 2008, and they are not letting the COVID-19 pandemic destroy their hopes
![A sit-skier celebreating in front of a group of five people](/sites/default/files/images/190124171506859_45947680185_5d4d3aa655_o.jpg)
Freedom guides Anna-Lena Forster to glory in women's sitting class
'What I love about skiing is the freedom to be out in nature and ski like everyone else,' says German skier who started off 2020-21 season with eight victories
![A colage with the picture of four male and two female shooters](/sites/default/files/2021-01/British%20Shooting%202020.jpg)
ParalympicsGB announce first athletes selected for Tokyo 2020
'In such tough times, the Games are a massive thing to look forward to. I feel extremely privileged to be part of such an amazing team'
![A man in a wheelchair holding the hand of a standing woman](/sites/default/files/2020-10/Sexistimos%20Web.jpg)
Hear my voice: Let's talk about sex and disability
Triana Serfaty still gets asked if she can have sex with her boyfriend Enrique Plantey, a Para alpine skier.
![Daniel Dias announces retirement after Tokyo 2020](/sites/default/files/styles/video_crop_16_9/public/oembed_thumbnails/rmvUHc5_fxbEUaLp-tJJmR4oy_Zwr7jGLR7xl4rM1e8.jpg?itok=J-ufCBJH)
Paralympic legend Daniel Dias announces retirement after Tokyo 2020
Brazil's most awarded athlete has competed in three Games, taking 24 medals – more than any other male Para swimmer in history
![Allianz partnership](/sites/default/files/2021-01/allianz-opm-runner.jpg)
Allianz begin eight-year worldwide Olympic & Paralympic partnership
• Allianz expand local initiatives to engage and bring together athletes, teams, volunteers and fans in more than 200 countries
![Group photo of Korean wheelchair basketball team](/sites/default/files/2021-01/korea-wheelchair-basketball.jpg)
South Korean wheelchair basketball team pushes on for late coach
Sa-Hyun Han’s last major competition with the team ensured their qualification for Tokyo 2020
![Francisca Mardones looks to the sky while holding her gold medal](/sites/default/files/2019-11/Francisca-Mardones.jpg)
Francisca Mardones recalls greatest victory while she eyes Tokyo success
Chilean shot put thrower remembers her world title in 2019, obtained days after the death of her father
![Female fencer smiles holding gold medal](/sites/default/files/2019-09/bebe-vio%20%282%29.jpg)
IPC podcast: Bebe Vio on defiance
Paralympic wheelchair fencing champion is the final guest of the podcast's series
![A woman observing a sit-skier at the starting gate](/sites/default/files/2021-01/49420505137_a8cc5c82f0_h.jpg)
Norway’s Synne Stangeland breaking the glass ceiling for female coaches
Young coach earns respect of her athletes and guides them to the World Championships on home snow in Lillehammer
IPC and Infront sign ground-breaking media rights partnership
Ambitious four-year European media rights agreement to unlock full potential of Paralympic Games