With gold medals in eight different sports and 41 medals in 11 sporting disciplines, Japan had a strong overall showing at the Paris Paralympics.
From rugby and badminton to swimming, Japanese athletes are excelling at the Paralympic Games, each victory reflecting their relentless pursuit of excellence.
As then-Crown Prince Akihito envisioned in 1964, we hope the Paris Paralympics are filled with cheering spectators celebrating the Para athletes as Olympians.
The Tokyo Paralympics featured a remarkable array of competition and an illuminating reminder of challenges and obstacles people face every day.
The host nation finished one medal shy of its Paralympic record, which was established at the 2004 Athens Games.
Paralympians have prosthetics and wheelchairs, and most of us never thought about what happens when one needs repair. But someone else did, and it’s amazing!
“I'm driven by the thrill of taking on new challenges and discovering my hidden potential," said Tsuchida, who made her Paralympic Games debut in 1994.
Tokyo will be the first city to host the Paralympic Summer Games a second time, overcoming a global pandemic and standing alongside the Olympics in full...
The Tokyo Paralympics will kick off on August 24, 2021, a year later than scheduled due to COVID-19. The global pandemic is showing no...
