India’s outstanding 17-year-old shooting talent Manish Narwal, who is targeting the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, wants to have junior and senior records to his name by next year.
Denis Toomey has been appointed Ireland’s Chef de Mission for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Former Para swimmer Stephanie Dixon has been named Canada's Chef de Mission for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Australia’s Paralympians at the Tokyo 2020 Games will have a base to meet their friends and family just 800 metres from the Athletes’ Village - thanks to a partnership between Paralympics Australia, Sydney’s Sutherland Shire Council and its Japanese sister city Chuo.
Tokyo 2020 has today welcomed Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, as a Paralympic Gold Partner.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has claimed the Paralympic Games is already having an impact on Japanese society, with 500 days to go until the Opening Ceremony.
Tokyo 2020 has unveiled the official sport pictograms for the Paralympic Games with 500 days to go until the Opening Ceremony.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced its first official video game for the upcoming Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Andrew Parsons, President of the International Paralympic Committee, has revealed that a potentially critical lack of accessible hotel rooms at the Tokyo 2020 Games may be mitigated by modifying existing ordinary rooms.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has welcomed the “fantastic recognition” of their "Transforming Lives Makes Sense for Everyone" campaign being shortlisted for the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Action Award.
The route of the Paralympic marathon events at Tokyo 2020 has today been confirmed following approval from World Para Athletics.
Holding the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris could create as many as 150,000 jobs over the next five years, a report claimed.
The French Government has pledged to either renovate or build 13 sports facilities across the Ile-de-France region surrounding Paris, in preparation for the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Some of the world’s best blind footballers are helping spread the message of clean sport thanks to a new partnership between the Japan Anti-Doping Agency (JADA) and the International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA).
Tokyo 2020 has revealed the design of the Torch and details of the Torch Relay for next year’s Paralympic Games, five days after the same was done for the Olympics.
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.
FA - Partnerships Manager, International Relations - London, UK
The Football Association (The FA) is the governing body of football in England. We are responsible for promoting and developing the game at all levels; from grass roots through to the professional game, The FA Cup and the England International teams, and has two core assets: Wembley Stadium and St George’s Park. This new role requires carving out and delivering new engagement programmes across the confederations, using existing experience of working in international football. It requires confidence in working with and for leadership teams, and an ability to think and work strategically, deliver projects overseas and build a network of contacts across the national associations.
The International Table Tennis Federation is preparing to move its global headquarters from the Olympic capital Lausanne to a new location - probably in Asia - to capitalise on the massive interest in the sport there and which has helped it reach an annual turnover of $20 million, 10 times more than it was making 10 years ago. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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