Three-time gold medallist Miki Matheson has admitted there is still a "stigma" around disabled people in Japan as Tokyo continues its attempt to improve the profile of Para-sport in the country prior to the 2020 Paralympic Games.
British television network Channel 4 have announced that they have launched their tender process for coverage of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet has claimed legacy plans currently being put in place by the Organising Committee will ensure that the promotion of the Paralympic Games in six years’ time will not prove to be a problem.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) have announced that the dates for the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympic Games have been changed with the event now set to take place from August 28 to September 9.
A mixed gender and class 4x100 metres relay in athletics and two mixed gender swimming relays have been added to the Tokyo 2020 programme as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed the medal events for the two sports.
Cerebal palsy football, golf, powerchair football and sailing have all progressed to the next stage of the sports application process for Paris 2024, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board announced today following a meeting in Bonn.
Sports and disciplines bidding for a place on the Paris 2024 programme will find out whether they have progressed to the next stage of the process when the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Governing Board holds its latest meeting this weekend.
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have announced that pupils at almost 14,000 elementary schools in Japan have registered for the selection process of the Olympic and Paralympic mascots.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has said the organisation sees Los Angeles 2028 as an opportunity for the Paralympic Movement because of the Organising Committee’s desire to "make a difference".
A celebratory event has been held in Tokyo to mark 1,000 days until the start of the 2020 Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital.
A total of eight sports and three sport disciplines have expressed an interest in applying for inclusion on the programme for the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris, it was announced today.
A decision on the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games sport programme will be made in early 2019, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed.
Manuela Schar finally upended four-time defending champion Tatyana McFadden to win the New York City Marathon women's wheelchair race, completing a Swiss clean sweep with men's winner Marcel Hug.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has paid tribute to Flavio Machado, the executive producer of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Ceremonies, following his death aged 41.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today completed its fourth Project Review of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with the two parties agreeing to focus on defining the legacy of the Games in the coming months.
The first Winter Paralympic Games were held in Örnsköldsvik in Sweden in 1976. The disabilities included were blindness and amputees. A total of 16 countries took part with 53 athletes. Events were held in Alpine and Nordic skiing for amputee and visually impaired athletes and a demonstration event in ice sledge racing. West Germany finished top of the overall medals. They won a total of 28 medals, including 10 gold. The event was originally known as the 1st Winter Olympic Games for the Disabled.
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