PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Paralympics: Para powerlifting day five preview
Heavyweight categories take centre stage to close off the Tokyo 2020 competition programme at the Tokyo International Forum on 30 August

Tokyo 2020 to exceed Rio 2016 participation as 162 delegations compete
Five nations to make their Paralympic Games debut

Japan looking to wow on home soil
As the Paralympic Games return to Japan after 57 years, Japanese athletes are going for gold

Polish table tennis legend Natalia Partyka out to make it five in a row
Partyka goes into the Paralympic Games strong after having just competed for the Olympic Games

Powerhouse China look to cement their dominance in Tokyo 2020
Can China top the tables again, making it five in a row?

Japanese legend Miki Matheson hails Wethe15 initiative
The former ice sledge speed racer stresses on the need to keep the momentum going after Tokyo Games

Rowles finds personal victories during pandemic
Training toward back-to-back Paralympic titles, Rowles also took time work on her mental health

Tokyo Paralympics: Para athletics day 9 preview
A total of 23 gold medals will be up for grabs in the last day of track and field events at the National Olympic Stadium on 4 September in Tokyo

Uganda's Husnah Kukundakwe living her teenage dream
'Since it’s the Paralympics and everybody else has a disability, I felt really comfortable with myself,' says Uganda's 14-year-old swimmer

Paralympics: Para powerlifting day four preview
The penultimate day of Para powerlifting in this year's Paralympic Games will see power-packed performances at the Tokyo International Forum