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MILAN (Reuters) - Italy's Simone Barlaam did not enjoy the COVID-delayed Tokyo Paralympics but is looking to have fun at this year's Games in Paris and improve on an already impressive record.
PARIS: Tomoya Ito, who became Japan’s oldest Paralympic medalist at the age of 61 after winning a bronze medal in the T52 category of the men’s 400-meter wheelchair race, reflected on the days leading up to this moment, especially the bitter memories of the previous Tokyo Games when his classification was changed right before the event, leading to a crushing defeat.
BERLIN (Reuters) - A total of nine refugees will participate in the Paris Paralympics as members of the largest refugee team assembled, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Tuesday.
Tokyo's first Paralympics helped break down barriers to the acceptance of people with disabilities in Japan, experts say, and this year's Games offers a chance to highlight and address the difficulties that remain.
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has asked all Malaysians to pray that national athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli wins his appeal to retain the gold medal he had initially won in the men’s shot put F20 (intellectual impairment) category at the Tokyo Paralympics earlier tonight before being disqualified.
Tokyo bid a colourful farewell to the Paralympics on Sunday after 12 days of stereotype-defying, record-shattering performances despite a year-long pandemic delay.
PETALING JAYA: Transport Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has congratulated powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin for delivering Malaysia’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.
TOKYO (AFP): The Tokyo Paralympics will open on Tuesday (Aug 24) after a year-long pandemic delay and with the virus continuing to cast a long shadow as Japan battles a record surge in cases.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Skytree, the tallest tower in the world and an iconic part of the Japanese capital's skyline, was lit in the colours of the Paralympics on Monday to commemorate one year until the start of the rearranged Games.
Malaysia won its second medal at the Tokyo Paralympics when Jong Yee Khie powered his way to a silver medal in the men's 107kg category at the Tokyo International Forum on Monday (Aug 30).
PETALING JAYA: Powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin delivered Malaysia’s first gold in the Paralympics when he won the men's 72kg competition at the Tokyo International Forum.
TOKYO (AFP): The Tokyo Paralympics opened with howling guitars and neon-streaked performers on Tuesday (Aug 24), with athletes ready to defy stereotypes and shatter records despite a year-long pandemic delay.
TOKYO (Reuters) - The 2020 Paralympic Games will kick off in Tokyo with the opening ceremony on Tuesday as Japan struggles with its worst COVID-19 outbreak so far, record daily cases and an overwhelmed medical system.
PETALING JAYA: MCA president Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong has congratulated long jumper Abdul Latif Romly for bringing home Malaysia’s third gold medal in the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
TOKYO (Bernama): Malaysia’s ace Paralympian Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli could only express his apologies after missing the opportunity to defend his Rio 2016 gold in the men’s F20 shot put (physical impairment) event at the Tokyo Paralympic Games yesterday.
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian contingent’s appeal to reverse Ziyad Zolkefli’s disqualification in the men’s shot putt F20 final at the Tokyo Paralympics has been rejected.
PETALING JAYA: National boccia player Chew Wei Lun is just one win away from a historic gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.
TOKYO (Reuters) - Two Afghan athletes arrived in Tokyo on Saturday to compete in the 2020 Paralympics after one of them made a video appeal for help to leave Kabul so she could take part in the Games.
PETALING JAYA: It was a proud moment in history for Malaysia as powerlifter Bonnie Bunyau Gustin delivered Malaysia’s first gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics.
TOKYO (Reuters) -The Tokyo Paralympics will take place generally without spectators, organisers said on Monday, as the government was set to prolong COVID-19 emergency measures in the capital and other regions that will run through the Games.
