TASS

Russian swimmer Ishchiulova wins 2020 Paralympics gold in women’s 50m freestyle

TOKYO, September 1. /TASS/. Russian swimmer Viktoria Ishchiulova won gold on Wednesday at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo in the women’s 50-meter freestyle S8 classification competition.
WIVB-TV

Tokyo tries to quell fear of Olympic-Paralympic cancellation

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic organizers again tried on Thursday to allay fears that the 2020 Games could be postponed or canceled by the fast-spreading virus from China. Tokyo Olympic CEO ...
TASS

Russia’s Alexei Churkin wins silver of 2020 Tokyo Paralympics in men’s shot put event

TOKYO, August 31. /TASS/. Russia’s track and field Para athlete Alexei Churkin won silver on Tuesday at the 2020 Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo in the men’s shot put F32 classification competition.
Inside The Games

Tokyo 2020 confirms first positive COVID-19 case in Athletes' Village before Paralympics

Tokyo 2020 have confirmed a positive COVID-19 case in the Athletes' Village ©Getty Images The latest figures provided confirmed 16 new cases in total, with one recorded inside the Athletes’ Village ...
UNHCR

IPC to create and support a Refugee Paralympic Team at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Plans for up to six refugee athletes to head to Japan Ileana Rodriguez, a former refugee and a London 2012 Paralympian, will be the team’s Chef de Mission Commercial partners Airbnb, Panasonic and ...