Cape Verdean Para sprinter Keula Semedo is set to marry her guide Manuel Vaz da Veiga in Lisbon in July, after the pair became engaged at the re-arranged Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

The cost of hosting the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games exceeded by 20 per cent than what was calculated by the Organising Committee, it has been reported.

Tokyo 2020 champion Lisa Adams highlights a group of five athletes from New Zealand who made their Paralympic debuts in the Japanese capital, and their success has been recognised through presentations of their official Paralympic pins and numbers.

Para athlete Kenya Karasawa set a new world record in the Tokyo Legacy Half Marathon, while Michishita Misato almost set another but was disqualified.

Six New Zealand athletes who made their Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020 have been received by Waipā District Council to receive their official numbered pins.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has admitted that he feels "forever in debt" to Japan for staging the Paralympic Games last year despite the pandemic.

More than 30 per cent of Para sports organisations in Japan have received an increase in grants from businesses following the nation's hosting of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, but just as many have seen a funding decrease from these companies.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has designed the months of August and September as "Tokyo Parasports Month", celebrating last year's hosting of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

The Japan National Stadium and other symbolic Tokyo 2020 areas are set to be renamed as Olympic and Paralympic Parks by the city's Metropolitan Government.

Indian discus thrower Vinod Kumar has been suspended for two years by World Para Athletics for violating classification rules at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

American Paralympic champion Nick Mayhugh drew comparisons with Usain Bolt after his victories in Tokyo and believes he can use the profile he gained as a result to promote Paralympic sport.

True North Research's 2021 BenchMark study has found that the emotional connection to the Australian Paralympic team is at its highest level following success at Tokyo 2020.

Two-time Paralympic champion rower James Fox of Britain has announced his retirement from the sport.

Just over 30 per cent of respondents to a survey in Tokyo said they had "developed a greater understanding of people with impairments" following last year's Paralympic Games, Tokyo 2020 has revealed.

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has outlined attracting international sports events, expanding opportunities for residents and promotion of Para-sports among its Sports Legacy Vision from last year's re-arranged Olympic and Paralympic Games.