The Latest Breaking News from Paralympic Games

Para athletes may go back to school as guest lecturers

Paralympians may be going back to school -- the Sports Agency is planning to ask athletes who have competed in Paralympic Games to visit and give special classes at about 1,000 elementary, junior high and high schools nationwide from fiscal 2023.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Sep 29, 2022

Mixed-ability sports facilities a work in progress amid govt push

Thanks in part to Tokyo's hosting of the Paralympic Games last year, disabled athletes and the sports they compete in have been garnering increased public attention.

The Japan News/Yomiuri · Aug 29, 2022

London 2012’s legacy boosted Paralympic sport, but disabled people’s lives have worsened

Ten years ago, London hosted the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. For London 2012 planners, a central aim was that this mega-event would change the way non-disabled people – and society at large – see disabled people in the long-term.

The Conversation · Jul 27, 2022

Swimming legend Ellie Simmonds backing ParalympicsGB athletes in Beijing

Ellie Simmonds was joined by fellow Paralympic heroes at Hemel Hemostead's Snow Centre for an Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds, and Paralympic cyclist turned GB Snowboarder Jon-Allan Butterworth joined other Summer Paralympic athletes at The National Lottery Paralympic Watch Party to celebrate the start of the Winter Paralympic Games.

Wales Online · Mar 4, 2022

Russia to appeal IPC decision to ban athletes from Paralympic Games

The International Paralympic Committee announced on Wednesday that no Russian or Belarusian athletes would be allowed to compete in Beijing due to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022

Winter Paralympics: Russian athletes BANNED from Beijing Games after dramatic U-turn and boycott threats

Athletes from Russia and Belarus have been banned from the Winter Paralympic Games in Beijing after a dramatic U-turn by the International Paralympic Committee (IPC).

Evening Standard · Mar 3, 2022

Britain slams International Paralympic Committee for allowing Russian athletes to compete in Paralympic Games

Britain slammed the International Paralympic Committee on Wednesday for allowing Russian athletes to compete in the Games in China.

Evening Standard · Mar 2, 2022

Steve Thomas embracing ‘brutality’ of Nordic skiing at Winter Paralympics

The 45-year-old is preparing for his sixth Paralympic Games, although his first as a Nordic skier

The Independent UK · Feb 28, 2022

Winter Paralympics 2022: A closer look at Great Britain’s hottest medal prospects

The Paralympic Games begin on 4 March

The Independent UK · Feb 25, 2022

Tampa’s Declan Farmer looking to share the wealth at third Paralympic Games

TAMPA, Fla. — Declan Farmer collected gold medals as a member of the U.S. sled hockey team at his first two Paralympic Games, so as the Tampa native prepares to depart this week for his third, he has something else on his mind.

Tribune News Service · Feb 22, 2022