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Hi-tech repair shop for Paralympians opens in Tokyo

With over 100 specialists staffing the shop, athletes in the Paralympic village can be sure their prosthetics, wheelchairs and other equipment is in mint condition during the Games.

Eco-Innovation

7 ways this Olympic Games has been the most sustainable ever

From medals made of mobile phones to podiums made from repurposed plastic - this has been the most sustainable Olympic Games ever.

Eco-Innovation

Could the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games help usher in a circular economy?

The Olympic and Paralympic Games are a platform for emerging technologies that could bring a more sustainable future.

World

José Sayovo, Angola's gold-winning Paralympic athlete and pride

In partnership with Governo de Angola

José Sayovo is an international icon and a source of pride in Angola. He is the first Angolan paralympic athlete to have won several medals at the paralympic games. He received three golds in Athens in 2004 and has an extremely successful sporting career.

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Harmonious and inclusive society: Paralympian Aki Taguchi takes aim at a new target

Partner content presented by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

While the global coronavirus pandemic forced the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 to be postponed to 2021, one notable first that will occur this summer is that Tokyo will be the first city to host the Paralympic Summer Games a second time.

Spotlight

Japan's Paralympic Games aim to leave lasting legacy

In partnership with The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Spotlight explores the efforts being made in Japan to ensure the Paralympics have a lasting impact for those living with a disability.

Belgium

Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort ends life through euthanasia

Euthanasia is legal in Belgium and the athlete had announced her intentions after the Rio Games in 2016 to follow that path if her condition worsened.

Sport

Swell story: the blind surfer aiming for a world title

Carmen Lopez is in her element riding waves, but one thing sets her apart from other surfers: she can't see her board or the swell.

USA

Challenged Athletes Foundation provides athletics for all

NBC News' Steve Patterson reports on an organisation that helps provide grants for prosthetics, coaching and travel for athletes who want to make the Paralympics.

Japan

Japan unveils 2020 Olympic mascots

A blue-checked character will be the mascot for the Olympics and a pink cherry blossom-inspired one for the Paralympics

Greece

14-year-old refugee from Syria dreams of Paralympics

In Syria, a bomb attack left Najib Alhaj Ali paralysed. He fled with his family across the Mediterranean to Greece, where para sports gave him hope for a better life.

Greece

Greek paralympian scheme gives new hope to refugee children

A scheme to help disabled refugee children resume their lives though sport is taking off in Greece.

Sport

Paralympian Abdullah Hayayei killed in training accident

Russia

More than 1000 Russian athletes benefited from state-sponsored doping - report

More than 1000 athletes, including Olympic medalists, are implicated in the McLaren report on Russian state-sponsored doping.

Brazil

Rio Paralympic Games end in Brazilian style

After 11 days showcasing 23 different sports, the 2016 Paralympics have ended in Rio with a colourful closing ceremony.

Iran

Iranian cyclist killed in Paralympics road race

Brazil

The Paralympics: all you need to know

The 2016 Rio Paralympic Games are the 15th edition of the competition The Games first took to the world stage in Rome in 1960, a week after the regular summer Olympics ended in the…

Brazil

Belarus Paralympic official banned from Rio Games for Russian flag gesture

Andrei Fomochkin has been banned from the Rio Paralympic Games after waving a Russian flag at the opening ceremony.

Brazil

Let the Games begin! Paralympics start with spectacular opening ceremony

The Paralympic Games have begun in Rio, with a breathtaking opening ceremony.

World News

Paralympic Games kick off in Rio, amid funding crisis and cheating claims

Almost everything has been scaled back, from venues to seating and staffing, after the organising committee ran out of money.