Fond of competition, Greco told Paralympics Australia in 2019 that her favorite quote is the following: “You don’t know what you’re capable of until you’re in...
The fast-paced sport, featuring established stars and promising challengers, provided plenty of excitement on the first day of competition.
"When the Games were postponed, Paralympians were beacons of hope,” said IPC boss Andrew Parsons. “They never stopped pursuing their dreams.”
The 32-year-old is set to become one of the few Japanese athletes to compete in both the Summer and Winter Paralympics.
"We all have seen the images from the airport in Kabul. It became clear to us right from the beginning that there will be no safe...
From Winter to Summer Games: just two months after she started practicing the sport in 2019, Muraoka broke the then-Japanese record in the women’s 100m track...
Children in Beppu interact with people with disabilities every day. They grow up accepting that those with disabilities are just as much a natural part of...
At 18, Kimura competed in the 2008 Beijing Paralympics. He then won a total of six medals in 2012 and 2016, but not a gold among...
“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.
“It brought home to me how exciting it is to represent your country in sports,” said a sixth-grade elementary school girl after watching the Olympic soccer...
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...
Some of the world’s most successful Para athletes are returning to the spotlight at the Tokyo Games.