By Justin Schroth Living with a disability, doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy activities, it doesn’t mean you can’t play sports, and for many it doesn’t mean inability at all. There is no better place to prove this than the upcoming Japan 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games. Athletes from all over Read more…
The International Paralympic Committee announced that five additional sports will be added to the live broadcast roster for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. The additional games brings live television coverage up to 21 sports – a new record for the Paralympic Games – as well as the Opening and Closing Read more…
While many Paralympic sports are well known, some are yet to be discovered by the wider public. One of these sports, the club throw, will certainly be gaining new fans at a high school in Tokyo. The Club Throw is an event for athletes with significant hand impairments and who Read more…
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) confirmed the route of the Paralympic marathon events, following its approval by the World Para Athletics organisation. For the first time in recent Paralympic history, the course will not only follow the same route as the Olympic marathon, Read more…
To celebrate the 500 day milestone until the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) is hosting two special events as part of a campaign running from 1 ~ 13 April, in conjunction with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Read more…
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games unveiled the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch and the emblem that will be used to depict the Torch Relay on March 25th. The torch lighting, relay and display information was also announced. Torch Relay The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay will Read more…