Two school teachers test positive for COVID-19 after attending Paralympics
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Two teachers that escorted schoolchildren to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have tested positive for coronavirus.
Two teachers that escorted schoolchildren to the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games have tested positive for coronavirus.
By Geoff Berkeley and Michael Houston in Tokyo and Michael Pavitt in London
A further two athletes have tested positive for coronavirus inside the Paralympic Village, new figures by Tokyo 2020 have confirmed.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has vowed to protect Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli during their stay here in Tokyo following a "remarkable" journey to the Paralympic Games.
Kendall Gretsch has achieved the rare feat of winning gold at both the Winter and Summer Paralympic Games after securing the triathlon title here in Tokyo.
Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli have arrived in Tokyo as they look set to compete at the Paralympic Games here, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed.
By Geoff Berkeley and Michael Houston in Tokyo and Michael Pavitt in London
Japanese judoka Aramitsu Kitazono has been forced to withdraw from the judo competition at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics here after being knocked over by a self-driving vehicle inside the Paralympic Village.
Marcin Polak, the Polish track cyclist who won bronze in the men's B 4,000 metres individual pursuit at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, has been suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI) having tested positive for erythropoietin, otherwise known as EPO.
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics insist they are reducing the amount of food waste at the Games here after revealing roughly 130,000 meals had been discarded during the Olympics.
By Geoff Berkeley and Michael Houston in Tokyo and Michael Pavitt in London
Shahana Hajiyeva and Vugar Shirinli ensured a golden hour for Azerbaijan with back-to-back judo titles at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics here.
By Geoff Berkeley and Michael Houston in Tokyo and Michael Pavitt in London
Brazil’s Antonio Tenorio Da Silva will seek to earn a medal at a seventh consecutive Paralympic Games when the judoka competes at the Nippon Budokan at Tokyo 2020.
Irish sprinter Jason Smyth is targeting another title at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games to tie the record of six visually-impaired gold medals, as athletics competition gets ready to start tomorrow at the Olympic Stadium.