First Peruvian Paralympic judoka hoping to inspire growth of sport in Peru
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Peru’s first-ever judoka to appear at a Paralympic Games, Freed Villalobos Corrales, hopes his Tokyo 2020 presence can accelerate the growth of the sport in the country.
Peru’s first-ever judoka to appear at a Paralympic Games, Freed Villalobos Corrales, hopes his Tokyo 2020 presence can accelerate the growth of the sport in the country.
ParalympicsGB has hosted a homecoming party at Wembley Arena for athletes following the conclusion of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
The Association of Women for Action and Research (AWARE) and the Disabled People's Association Singapore (DPA) have called for prize money given to the country’s Paralympic athletes to match the figure awarded to Olympians.
New Zealand javelin thrower Holly Robinson has been named as the winner of the Visa Award for the Paralympic Games after she thanked officials following her gold medal-winning performance at Tokyo 2020.
Teresa Perales will return to Spain from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games shortly, after she was hospitalised in the Japanese capital with an anxiety attack.
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a reception for the country’s Paralympians today to mark their best ever medal haul at Tokyo 2020.
Japan's Chef de Mission for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has hailed the host country's performance at the event after the nation produced its best medal result since Athens 2004.
Japanese athletes have expressed disappointment over several sports not being shown live on television in the country during the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
After a year's postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ended two months of sporting action in the Japanese capital, with the Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons claims the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics here can be "opening to a bright and inclusive future".
By Geoff Berkeley and Michael Houston in Tokyo and Michael Pavitt in London
Afghanistan athletes Hossain Rasouli and Zakia Khudadadi have been given the chance to carry their nation's flag at the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics here today, it has been revealed.
By Geoff Berkeley and Michael Houston in Tokyo and Michael Pavitt in London
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has hailed the "phenomenal" work of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee to stage "historic" Olympic and Paralympic Games in the midst of a global heath crisis.
By Geoff Berkeley and Michael Houston in Tokyo and Michael Pavitt in London