International Paralympic Committee responds to COVID-19 concerns
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has begun sharing information about COVID-19 and the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
Category: Paralympics
Paralympic Games or not, Japan wheelchair dancer has a message: diversity is cool
Born with spina bifida, a disorder that paralyzed his lower body, Kambara aims to perform at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics opening or closing ceremonies, seeking to send a message to disabled and able-bodied people alike: it’s OK to be different.
Paralympics: IPC to continue preps for Tokyo Games despite coronavirus
The International Paralympic Committee said Thursday it will stay the course in preparations for this summer’s Tokyo Games despite mounting concerns over the spread of coronavirus in Japan.
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Boccia test event to be held without Paralympic athletes
The event, originally scheduled as the Japan Para Championships Boccia and set to start on Friday at Ariake Gymnastics Centre, was postponed on Feb. 20. Instead, a smaller number of domestic athletes were expected to participate in a test.
Chiba Aiming to Become Hub for Wheelchair Sports in Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
The eastern Japan city of Chiba is aiming to become a hub for wheelchair sports, capitalizing on the Tokyo Paralympic Games this summer.
Paralympics: Nationwide flame festivals to begin Aug. 13 ahead of relay
The first flames of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics will be lit in over 140 Japanese municipalities across 28 prefectures on Aug. 13 in the run-up to the torch relay, the organizing committee said Thursday.
Japan Targets 20 Gold Medals at Tokyo Paralympics
In the previous 2016 Rio de Janeiro Summer Paralympics, the JPC targeted 10 gold medals for Japanese athletes but ended up failing to win any. It was the first time ever for Japan to win no gold at a Summer Paralympic Games.
Paralympics: IPC mandates reclassification of 50-75 basketball players
Wheelchair basketball’s governing body must reassess the eligibility of 50 to 75 players by late May or face removal of the sport from the Tokyo Games, an International Paralympic Committee official said Wednesday.
After threat of removal from Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, International Wheelchair Basketball Federation President promises co-operation
“We hope to have the collaboration and support from all our national federations as we do everything possible to serve our wheelchair basketball community and make sure wheelchair basketball secures it place in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and future Paralympic Games,” Mehrens said on the IWBF website.
International Paralympic Committee threatens to remove wheelchair basketball from Tokyo 2020 Games
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has warned the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) that the removal of wheelchair basketball from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is one of the options it could pursue unless the federation implements an IPC approved action plan to improve athlete classification by 29 May 2020.
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