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Takayuki Suzuki delivers first Tokyo 2020 gold medal to hosts Japan
Suzuki wins men’s 100m freestyle S4 in a Paralympic record of 1:21:58

What wheelchair rugby star Kory Puderbaugh said to President Obama
"I asked him when he was going to get his six-pack abs back. He laughed and said, ‘I’m still working on my four-pack’"

Cabello Llamas gives Spain their first gold
The 27-year-old takes back the men's C4-5 1000m time trial title he last won at London 2012 as four world records fall on day two of track cycling competition

Theador Subba on a mission to bring Jamaica vibe to judo
'On the mat, off the mat, everywhere - I bring a little bit of Jamaica. I try my best to teach other people the Jamaican culture'

Jordan and China bag first Para powerlifting gold
A body weight difference of 100 grams gives Omar Qarada first place ahead of Vietnam's Rio 2016 champion Le Van Cong at the Tokyo International Forum

Star-studded Para athletics competition set to start in Tokyo
Athletes from 156 nations will compete in 167 medal events during the 10-day action at the National Olympic stadium

Al Hussein to open Refugee Paralympic Team participation
Class 8 swimmer is the first athlete of the six-member team to compete in the Paralympic Games

Paralympics preview: shooting day two
Paralympic legends Sareh Javanmardi and Yang Chao to be the biggest stars in action at the Asaka Shooting Range on 31 August

Day 3: Paralympic Games preview
Athletics takes centerstage and judo starts action, while swimming and track cycling go on awarding medals

Kukundakwe hopes her Paralympic campaign will change perceptions
The youngest Paralympian at Tokyo 2020 hopes her debut has an impact that reaches outside of sport

IPC reminds athletes to prepare for heat and humidity at Tokyo 2020
Awareness and methods to counteract adverse weather effects can help Para athletes perform at their best

China’s Guo Lingling yearns to clinch first Paralympic gold
World record holder and favourite for gold, Chinese lifter will have Indonesia's Ni Nengah Widiasih and Syria’s Noura Badour as main rivals in the -41kg event

From the saddle to the cells: Danish rider plans to improve local penal system
After the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Tobias Jorgensen wants to help rehabilitate prison inmates in his country

Four golds for Australia on fantastic day one
Fourteen-year old gives Japan its first medal at the home Games while Paralympic legend Daniel Dias extends his legacy with 25th medal in the pool

Four gold medals only part of the plan for Sherif Osman
'My dream is to win six gold medals in six Paralympic Games. I feel I am standing at the middle of my road. I have a lot of road left, and it will be difficult'

How surviving a hippo attack helps archer Philip Coates-Palgrave keep calm
'When you go down it is like being in a huge washing machine. You've got to give yourself and trust that you will go to the surface at some point'

Day 1 review: Australia’s Greco snags first gold of Games, China sabre sweep
Australia finish first day on top of the medals table with 10 while China come in second with a total of eight, including five golds

No rival for China in first day of wheelchair fencing in Tokyo
Chinese athletes swept all four gold medals available in the sabre individual category A and B events

Tokyo 2020 Day 2: Ones to Watch
Champions at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, Bruinsma and Rong seek more gold medals in Japan

Paige Greco wins first gold of the Paralympic Games
The 24-year-old sets a world record on her way to the women's 3,000m individual pursuit C1-3