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Japan claim first gold in 2010 Asian Para Games
13.12.2010 The first medal of the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Para Games has been won by Japan’s Takuro Yamada in the men’s 400m freestyle S9 class. The Japanese swimmer won in a time of 4:38.71 to beat Wang... -
NPC Japan Celebrates Paralympic Day
10.08.2010 On 8 August, Japan Paralympic Day 2009 was celebrated in Tokyo, Japan, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Japan. -
Japanese Underdog Nitta Wins Gold
18.03.2010 Today’s Cross-Country races kicked off with the Men’s 10km Standing category, with 29 men fiercely competing in every moment of the competition. The Cross-Country competitors also had a clear... -
Kunieda and Vergeer Named 2009 ITF World Champions
25.12.2009 The International Tennis Federation (ITF) announced recently that Shingo Kunieda (JPN) and Esther Vergeer (NED) are the 2009 ITF Wheelchair Tennis World Champions. Kunieda wins the award for the... -
Asian Youth Para Games Finish in Tokyo
16.09.2009 The Tokyo 2009 Asian Youth Para Games finished last weekend after three days of intense athletic performances in Japan’s capital. Being the largest Games for youth athletes with a disability in... -
Tokyo Ready for Asian Youth Para Games
07.09.2009 The Tokyo 2009 Asian Youth Para Games are starting this week in the capital of Japan, bringing in athletes from all over the world. Taking place from 11-13 September, the event will most assuredly... -
Top-Ranked Athletes Seen at Roland Garros Competition
05.06.2009 The NEC Wheelchair Tennis Tour took place in Paris, France, this week, bringing familiar names in Wheelchair Tennis to battle it out on the tennis court. Seven of the world’s top 10 men and eight... -
Last Pool Games Played in Ostrava
13.05.2009 At the start of the third competition day on 12 May, it was already clear that the teams of Canada, Japan, USA and Norway will proceed to the semi-finals and thus are directly qualified for the... -
2016 Evaluation Commission Concludes Second Stop
20.04.2009 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games wrapped up its second official site inspection stop on 19 April in Tokyo, Japan. -
Athletes Race Through Super-G and Super Combined in Canada
13.03.2009 The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Alpine Skiing World Cup Finals in Whistler continued with a Super Combined and Super-G race on 12 March. In the Men’s Sitting category, Japanese Suzuki...
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