PARALYMPIC AND PARA SPORTS NEWS

1964 to 1988 — It was all about Zipora Rubin-Rosenbaum's dominance
She won 30 medals, in athletics, swimming, table tennis and wheelchair basketball

Tendulkar-fan Rakesh Kumar yearns to win medal and meet legend
'Whatever success I have achieved so far is for the country and my parents, so whatever rewards I get are for them. Meeting Tendulkar is the only reward I want for myself.'
India look to take giant strides at Tokyo 2020
Mariyappan Thangavelu will lead the country’s biggest contingent till date

Reid has momentum on his side ahead of Tokyo 2020
Wheelchair tennis player has beaten Shingo Kunieda, Alfie Hewett, Gustavo Fernandez and Joachim Gerard, the world’s top four players, this year

Season look back: Top six moments
Breakout performances, one family’s dominance and a freeski triumph among highlights of a memorable season

Home Games entice tennis legend Kunieda for another tilt at glory
Japan’s wheelchair ace has achieved everything in his stellar career but Tokyo 2020 offers chance to elevate his sport

Ones to watch for wheelchair tennis
The world's best will fight for the coveted six gold medals up for grabs

World Championships B-Pool to return to Ostersund
Top three finishers will advance to Paralympic Qualification Tournament with top two finishers also promoted to the A-Pool World Championships

10 things to know about wheelchair tennis
The only rule change in wheelchair tennis is that two bounces of the ball are allowed

Braunschweig brothers share Olympic and Paralympic dreams
Ole is the first in the water competing at the Tokyo Olympics followed by Malte who will make his Paralympic Games debut in Japan

Philippines Para athletes draw inspiration from Hidilyn Diaz’s historic Olympic gold
I will not make any excuses not to perform well in the Games, regardless the difficult times: Para athlete Jerold Mangliwan
Edmondson excited heading into his second Paralympics
Midpoint player has become crucial in Australian all-conquering wheelchair rugby team

A star of world stage, glory days beckon at home for Yui Kamiji
The tennis ace who has won multiple grand slam titles is hoping Tokyo 2020 can provide a fillip for her sport

Sri Lankan war hero gunning for gold and world record in javelin
Dinesh Priyantha Herath is a two-time silver medallist at the World Para Athletic Championships

Lankan Paralympians gung-ho of doubling medal tally in Tokyo
Mahesh Jayakody will be the first rower to represent Sri Lanka at the Paralympic Games

Ones to watch for wheelchair rugby
Biggest stars to compete at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games between 25 and 29 August

Japan’s Daisuke Ikezaki ready for performance of a lifetime
Super trouper aiming to win hearts and turn heads on home stage

Para trap gold for Italy, Spain and UAE in Brno
UAE dominates PT1 class, Oloriz beats world champion in the PT2 and Cafaggi defends PT3 title at the International Sellier & Bellot in Czech Republic

IOC, IPC and Visa announce fan-votes award
The initiative is to help spread the shared Olympic, Paralympic and Visa values. Visa to provide USD 100,000 to eligible charities chosen by winning athletes
10 things to know about wheelchair rugby
The sport was introduced into the Paralympic programme at Atlanta 1996