Brazilian Paralympic swimming legend Daniel Dias has announced that he will retire after the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Austria's three-time Paralympic medallist Walter Ablinger has admitted he is considering retirement after the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.
Indian badminton player Manasi Joshi has spoken about the ups and downs of the year having further promoted the Paralympic Movement in the absence of the Tokyo 2020 Games.
Around 21 per cent of tickets for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics have been refunded, with the window now being closed for further repayments.
The window for Japanese citizens who want to refund tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has now closed after three weeks.
UK Sport has announced that the sports already funded for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will not face budget cuts in the run-up to the Games in 2021 as the organisation also released its provisional budgets for Paris 2024.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons reports that no "stone is being left unturned" in the organisation of the postponed Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as he again expressed confidence in preparations for the Games.
Two Torches for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Relays have started an eight-month tour of the Japanese capital, ahead of the postponed Games.
Australian wheelchair basketball star Jessica Cronje says she is both "nervous" and "excited" at the prospect of competing in the rearranged Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Brazil's Paralympic swimming legend Daniel Dias believes the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics still feel special despite the Games being delayed to next year because of the COVID-19 crisis.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced plans to send a refugee team to Tokyo 2020.
Members of the Russian Paralympic swimming team, who are currently training on the eastern island of Sakhalin, have been forced into isolation after a coach returned a positive COVID-19 test.
The French Paralympic and Sports Committee (CPSF) has selected 15 athletes for its team in its latest announcement for Tokyo 2020.
Ignatius Vambe, Zimbabwe's Chef de Mission for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, has stated the nation needs to step up its preparations for the event with qualifiers on the horizon.
The Pride House Tokyo Legacy, an information centre for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and other identifying people, will open its doors next month before the city's planned staging of the Olympics in 2021.
Canadian show jumper Ian Millar holds the record for the most Olympic appearances by an athlete in any sport. When he competed at London 2012 at the age of 65 it was the tenth time he had competed in the Games since making his debut 30 years earlier at Munich 1972. He had won his only Olympic medal at Beijing 2008 when he was part of Canada’s team that took silver in the team jumping event. Millar won a gold medal in the Pan American Games team jumping event at Toronto 2015. He announced his retirement in 2019.
International Paralympic Committee - Paralympic Games Brand Manager - Bonn, Germany
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) offers the position of a full-time Paralympic Games Brand Manager (f/m/x) in an international and multicultural team at the IPC Headquarters in Bonn, Germany, starting in early 2021. The IPC is the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement. We supervise the organisation of the Paralympic Games and Paralympic Winter Games and serve as International Federation for 10 Para sports. The Paralympic Games Brand Manager is accountable to the Head of Brand and Engagement and will be responsible for ensuring the Paralympic brand is represented in a consistent and impactful way at the Paralympic Games.
As the International Ice Hockey Federation prepares to decide whether Belarus remains a co-host of its World Championship later this year, Philip Barker recalls other occasions where human rights has been a key topic in the build-up to a country staging a major sports event.
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