Kamiji is vying for her first Paralympic singles title, while Kunieda is one win...
Ed Odeven
Ed Odeven is a longtime sports journalist who previously worked for The Japan Times as its chief basketball reporter for nearly 14 years. He also covered a wide range of other sports for the newspaper, including at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and 2012 London Games. A graduate of Arizona State University, Odeven worked for several newspapers in the Grand Canyon State before moving to Japan. He has freelanced for dozens of media outlets around the world.
The 29-year-old Omara Durand Elias’ unbeaten streak began in 2011.
The 39-year-old is Japan’s first boccia medalist in an individual Paralympic Games event.
Sugiura, who contemplated retiring when she reached the half-century mark last year, built a...
“I am very happy because my main dream came true. I have no words...
The national hero achieved his goal of winning the Paralympic title and dedicating it...
After initially announcing that the Afghanistan Paralympic Committee couldn’t secure the safe departure of...
The first-time Paralympian, a 20-year-old who was diagnosed with autism as a young boy,...
“My life’s not about winning, it’s about taking on new challenges like I did...
Rapid-fire pronouncements in a variety of languages offered clues about the tactics and second-by-second...
The vision-impaired Karasawa explained: “The fellow runner is the eyes of the athlete...
The 40-year-old from Amman who owns a pair of silver medals from 2008 and...
