Wheelchair tennis champion Tokito Oda is only 17, but his Wimbledon title shows he is determined to continue Shingo Kunieda's role of inspiring young people.
Shingo Kunieda said that he wanted people to "feel the infinite possibilities of human beings" through his games and also "see wheelchair tennis as a sport."
Remember the amazing achievements of para athletes at the Tokyo Games? One year on, visitors to Komazawa Olympic Park got to try out para sports themselves.
“I am happy I won gold [and] now I want to keep doing my best so I can aim even higher.” ―Kawayoke, men’s long-distance cross-country skiing...
The Tokyo Paralympics featured a remarkable array of competition and an illuminating reminder of challenges and obstacles people face every day.
The original meaning has become lost, and there is too much emphasis on commercialism and winning at all costs, and excessive nationalism. It has become a...
"Success, for me, has no definitive start or end; it is an everlasting pursuit of that which scares me the most," said Oksana Masters, a Paralympic...
“Don’t count what you have lost. Just make the most of what you have left.” How do we respond to the message of the Paralympic athletes,...
The host nation finished one medal shy of its Paralympic record, which was established at the 2004 Athens Games.
The theme of the evening was “Harmonious Cacophony,” meaning that even in an aggregation of different noises, we can achieve harmony.
The host nation earned three marathon medals, with Misato Michishita winning the women's T12 race, while Daiki Kajiwara, Sarina Satomi and Yuma Yamazaki collected badminton golds.
Host Japan becomes the first Asian nation to medal in the sport after an impressive run.