International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons expects Tokyo 2020 to offer the "best and most exciting" Paralympics after 390,000 Japanese residents applied for tickets.
United States wheelchair athletes Daniel Romanchuk, Tatyana McFadden and Susannah Scaroni have qualified for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo following their performances at the Chicago Marathon.
Iran overcame hosts Thailand in a closely fought match to reach the final of the Blind Football Asian Championships and qualify for next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
LIXIL Corporation has signed-up as a presenting partner of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay.
United States triumphed at the goalball test event for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games after beating the A team of Japan 2-1 in the final.
Defending champions China will clash once again with Paralympic silver medallists Iran at the Blind Football Asian Championships in Pattaya.
Para-taekwondo world champion Lisa Gjessing has called the sport "a very big gift to me" as she targets long-awaited Paralympic glory next year.
A one day Para-taekwondo tournament was held as a Tokyo 2020 test event at Makuhari Messe Hall, with the sport set to make its Paralympic debut next year.
Four teams are set to compete at the Japan Para Goalball Championships, a Tokyo 2020 test event beginning tomorrow.
World Para Powerlifting has announced that power assist suits created by technology giants Panasonic will be used at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Powerlifting world record holder Siamand Rahman has been unveiled as the fifth and final star of a visual campaign promoting next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
The United Arab Emirates Paralympic Games team have received the perfect boost for next year's showpiece event in Tokyo, thanks to a new sponsor.
Spain and France secured a place at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo by reaching the final of the Blind Football European Championships in Rome.
Japanese Para-triathlete Mami Tani has starred in a new visual campaign promoting the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Hosts Rwanda won both of their opening matches on day one of the Women's ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships.
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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