International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has outlined three important factors for people to be mindful of as restrictions of socialising continue to grow worldwide due to COVID-19.
Paralympians have responded positively to the announcement that the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are to now take place from August 24 to September 5 in 2021.
British charity Cerebral Palsy Sport has launched new resources for the health and well-being of the public.
The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Indonesia has returned its surplus funding to the nation's Government in a bid to help with the relief from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will work with Para sport Championships impacted by potential date clashes with a rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games next year.
Irish sprinter Jason Smyth says his goal of claiming a gold medal at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics is not affected by the postponement of the Games until 2021.
International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) President Jannie Hammershoi has expressed her support for the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
International Wheelchair Rugby Federation (IWRF) President Richard Allcroft has said the world governing body will evaluate the impact of the postponement of this year’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo on its international calendar for 2021.
Postponing Tokyo 2020 has been described as "absolutely the right thing to do" by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has pledged support the decision to investigate possible scenarios for Tokyo 2020 including postponement, with several of the organisation’s members calling for the Games to be moved.
British powerlifter Ali Jawad has asked the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for more transparency over what health measures will be in place for athletes at Tokyo 2020 in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Paralympics Australia chief executive Lynne Anderson has claimed the national governing body's preparations for Tokyo 2020 "continue at pace", despite the coronavirus pandemic casting doubt over whether this year's Olympic and Paralympic Games will go ahead as planned.
British Paralympian Stephen Miller has criticised the organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games for not having a "Plan B" following the global outbreak of coronavirus.
The British Paralympic Association (BPA) have called sport "clearly of secondary importance" as they continue to monitor all sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) have announced the postponement of the draw for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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