PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

Five gold for Ukraine, first for Long on day four
Paralympic icon takes her 25th medal in an evening with Ukrainian dominance and another podium sweep for China at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre

Bebe makes history with second Paralympic gold
Italian beats China's Zhou Jingjing again to claim her second consecutive title in the foil individual category B

Football favourites Brazil can be beaten, says France coach Toussaint Akpweh
'Being a coach is like being a chef, you can put some different things in the pot, and at the end it’s either good or bad. Our situation is now good'

China wins first archery medal in the 2020 Paralympic Games
First-seeded Chinese squad beat the Czech Republic to claim the title in mixed team W1 event

A family affair in Boccia for McCowan brothers
British brothers face off against each other in their first game of Tokyo 2020

IPC statement: Arrival of the Afghanistan Paralympic Team
'Our number one priority has and always will be the health and well-being of both athletes. Over the last 12 days, Zakia and Hossain have continued to express their absolute desire to come and compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games'

Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo
The two athletes will compete in taekwondo and athletics

History-making Malaysia powerlifter Gustin keeps medal promise to father
Gustin wins Malaysia’s first medal at Tokyo 2020 and it was also his country's first gold medal in the sport

Fleur Jong jumps for golden glory on day two
Dutch takes her first Paralympic title in the women's long jump T64 in a morning session with Tatyana McFadden's 18th podium in the Games

Japan wheelchair tennis player Yui Kamiji kept flame lighting a secret
'I spoke to my mum on the phone after the ceremony and she was surprised. I never told her about it'

Valiyeva takes gold on Paralympic debut
Khanim Huseynova wins the women's -63kg and Huseyn Rahimli takes men's -81kg gold

Fairy-tale ending not meant to be for Japan at home Paralympics
Home favourites shocked by Great Britain in semi-finals and will play for bronze medal on Sunday

Australia's Qian Yang stuns Polish star Natalia Partyka
Yang sets up a title clash with Brazil’s Bruna Alexandre

Wheelchair rugby star conquers Kilimanjaro on hands and knees
Aaron Phipps crawled to the summit in 2016 when a wheelchair adapted for the task proved not up to the job

Lora and Neil Fachie each take track cycling gold
Great Britain complete sweep on final day of track cycling competition to finish top of the sport's medal standings

Alexis Hanquinquant lands triathlon title on Paralympic debut
'I hoped to win today and I don't realise it quite yet. It really is a dream come true. I will never forget today'

Hamman uses photography to show the world Para sport
"It's a lifechanging moment every time I hit the shutter."
Rio 2016 boccia individual medallists back for another gold in Tokyo
All four individual boccia champions at Rio 2016 will have a chance to reclaim their title

Liu Lei ends Paralympic career on a high note in Tokyo
Chinese equals countryman Haidong Zhang's record of four consecutive gold medals. Mariana Shevchuk denies China's gold sweep on day two

Australian wheelchair rugby player overcomes rare disease to be in the Paralympics
With a singular optical condition , Richard Voris could not play for the team for five years and missed Rio 2016