PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Man celebrating in a rowing boat

Rowing

Dutch rower capped fantastic season with two world titles

male Para swimmers Daisuke Ejima and Ernie Gawilan on the podium raising their arms

Swimming

Dead heat, podium sweeps and world records falls in night of drama

Woman in orange shirt playing table tennis

Table Tennis

Pregnant Para table tennis player takes gold in front of home crowd

three male sprinters with Shunsuke Itani in the centre run down the 100m track

Athletics

Split loyalties for Japan and China on the track

male judoka Ehsan Mousanezhad Karmozdi clenches his fist in victory

Judo

Iranian judoka beats defending champion to take gold

Motor racing circuit with a mountain in the background

Tokyo 2020

Events to be held with scenic background of Mount Fuji

female Para athlete Karisma Tiarani runs down the track holding an Indonesia flag

Athletics

More joy for home fans as athletics gold rush continues

female powerlifter Xu Lili waves and smiles while sitting on the bench

Table Tennis

Four world records also set as Games pass halfway point

female Para archer Wu Chunyan draws back her bow to shoot an arrow

Archery

World’s best Nemati and Zhao beaten at Asian Para Games

two male and two female Para table tennis players in action

Table Tennis

Players to look out for at upcoming World Championships

four female blind footballers kissing a trophy

Blind Football

More than 100 players participate in competition

a female triathlete poses for the camera on her bike

Triathlon

World triathlon champion knuckles down after difficult two years

female Para shooter Cuiping Zhang looks at her target screen

Shooting

Asian records tumble in shooting Para sport

a group of people with Andrew Parsons at the centre in an official flag room

Andrew Parsons one of nine officials elected in Argentina

male Para athlete Sapto Yogo Purnomo running holding an Indonesia flag

Athletics

Home hero takes second sprint gold to delight athletics crowd

female Para swimmer Amilova Fotimakhon takes a breath during a breaststroke

Swimming

World, Asian and Games marks set as China dominate again

a group of men and women waving South Korean flags

Judo

Four thrilling medal matches contested in Jakarta

male powerlifter Roohallah Rostami gets ready to lift the bar

Powerlifting

World records set across three sports as China stretch medal lead

female Para athlete Zhao Yuping throws a javelin

Athletics

Two world records head a golden session of athletics

male Para athlete Sandeep Sandeep smiling and holding up an India flag

Athletics

New names triumph on opening day of competition