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4-7 September

PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Tokyo 2020 react to the news that they have won the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games
Tokyo 2020

Yoshiro Mori, President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee wants the Tokyo Paralympics to leave a legacy for Japan and the world.

Two men sitting on a podium behind a table with microphones in front of them
Tokyo 2020

IPC Governing Board member Yasushi Yamawaki is also President of the Japanese Paralympic Committee. On the 50th anniversary of the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games Closing Ceremony he looks ahead to what Tokyo 2020 can do for Japan.

Scott Reardon and Heinrich Popow
Athletics

The joint 100m T42 world champion pays tribute to his coach Iryna Dvoskina, the woman he credits with his success.

A female German shooter preparing for the next shot.
Rio 2016

World Cups in France, Australia and the USA will act as qualifiers for the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Two skiers behind each other on the slope
America

Twelve coaches have been celebrated for leading their athletes to achievements at World Championships and Paralympic Games in 2014.

Anna-Carin Ahlquist
Table Tennis

The annual awards aim to recognise and celebrate the stars of table tennis, with two awards dedicated to para-athletes.

Tokyo 1964 v Tokyo 2020 Games comparison
Tokyo 1964

Find out how each summer Paralympics since 1964 has contributed to the growth of what is now the world’s third largest sporting event.

Countries lined up in Oda Field at the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics
Tokyo 1964

Some things you might not know about the 1964 Paralympic Games held 50 years ago and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Team Great Britain marching onto the field led by their goalkeeper in the Football 5-a-side during the London 2012 Paralympic Games.
Blind Football

Sir Philip Craven, President of the IPC, made the draw for the competition which will take place in August 2015

Women dressed like a man with a guitar and a moustache
Rio 2016

Elea Mercurio, a Brazilian actress and TV presenter, has registered as a volunteer and created a song and video to encourage others to follow suit.

Stephane Houdet
America

France’s Houdet wins a third men’s title, the USA’s Wagner and Taylor claim an eighth quad crown and Japan’s Kamiji and Great Britain’s Whiley retain their women’s title.

Team USA ice sledge hockey players
Para Ice Hockey

The USA beat Canada in the final at the very first IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Women’s International Cup on Saturday (9 November).

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For the final 50 days of 2014, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will unveil the year’s best moments, culminating with No. 1 on 31 December.

Ice Sledge Hockey player and goalkeeper face each other in a match.
Para Ice Hockey

Sochi 2014 silver medallists stormed to a seven point lead over Norway and Italy in Torino, Italy, to show their form ahead of the World Champs A-Pool.

Siamand Rahman Dubai 2014
Powerlifting

The Iranian powerlifter received over 60 per cent of the vote after he broke his own world record three times at the Incheon 2014 Asian Para Games

General view on a dancefloor where couples are dancing.
Para dance sport

Two favourites to take European titles lost out between 8-9 November in Lominaki, Poland.

Transport and Accessibility at Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games
Tokyo 2020

Find out how athletes were transported to the Tokyo Paralympics 50 years ago and what they can expect to find in the Japanese capital in 2020

The British team enters the stadium at the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 1964 Paralympic Games
Tokyo 1964

Great Britain’s Caz Walton, a 10-time Paralympic champion, looks back on transport woes, accessibility and her first gold at the Tokyo 1964 Games.

Japanese atheltes in a row listening
Tokyo 1964

Japanese athlete Katsumi Suzaki talks about the challenges of the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics, and how things are looking for 2020.

Countries lined up in Oda Field at the Tokyo 1964 Paralympics
Tokyo 1964

The Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Paralympic Games have seen some spectacular changes in 50 years from Tokyo 1964 to London 2012.