Tokyo 2020 are expected to finalise their budget for the Paralympic Games imminently but the figure is likely to be reduced considerably as part of an attempt to cut costs, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has claimed.
Another medal event in cycling hs been added to the schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, it was announced today.
The International Blind Sports Federation (IBSA) has announced that its goalball and judo qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will take place in Fort Wayne in the United States.
Penny Briscoe has once again been named as ParalympicsGB's Chef de Mission for Tokyo 2020.
Keio University and venues in Kawasaki and Yokohama will serve as the preparation camp for British athletes competing at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, it has been announced.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has urged Tokyo 2020 to finalise its budget to ensure that it can stage a spectacular Games in just over two years' time.
Three-time gold medallist Miki Matheson has admitted there is still a "stigma" around disabled people in Japan as Tokyo continues its attempt to improve the profile of Para-sport in the country prior to the 2020 Paralympic Games.
British television network Channel 4 have announced that they have launched their tender process for coverage of the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo.
A mixed gender and class 4x100 metres relay in athletics and two mixed gender swimming relays have been added to the Tokyo 2020 programme as the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) confirmed the medal events for the two sports.
The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee have announced that pupils at almost 14,000 elementary schools in Japan have registered for the selection process of the Olympic and Paralympic mascots.
A celebratory event has been held in Tokyo to mark 1,000 days until the start of the 2020 Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has today completed its fourth Project Review of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics with the two parties agreeing to focus on defining the legacy of the Games in the coming months.
International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Andrew Parsons has praised Tokyo 2020 as he claimed "everything is coming together" for a successful Paralympic Games in the Japanese capital.
Tokyo 2020 President Yoshirō Mori has welcomed the election of Andrew Parsons as the new head of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).
Badminton World Federation (BWF) President Poul-Erik Høyer has expressed his delight that the sport has been awarded 14 medal events for its Paralympic Games debut at Tokyo 2020.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
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