TOKYO (Reuters) – The Tokyo Paralympics may require specific COVID-19 measures to help keep athletes safe as they move between venues, organisers said on Monday. The 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics have been pushed back to next year because of the novel c... More »
TOKYO (Reuters) – High levels of E.coli bacteria forced Tokyo officials to cancel the swimming segment of Saturday’s Paratriathlon World Cup, raising concerns about next year’s Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Water quality tests at Odaiba Marine Park foun... More »
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Friday it would lift the ban on Russian Para athletes by March 15, but only under certain conditions. Russia has been barred from international competitions since August 2016 over allegati... More »
LONDON (Reuters) – Two North Korean Nordic skiers have been invited to take part in the Pyeongchang Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said on Friday. North Korea would march together with South Korean athletes under a unified flag at th... More »
Haruta Saito, a young Japanese amputee who dreams of becoming a Paralympian, remembers strapping on a prosthetic "running blade" for the first time. More »
Brazilian Andrew Parson was elected president of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) on Friday , succeeding Philip Craven, who had headed the organization since 2001. More »
Malik Mohammad 24, leaves his house in Kabul, Afghanistan May 18, 2017. Picture taken May 18, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammad Ismail It took a pair of landmines that severed Malek Mohammad’s legs for him to find his life’s passion for swimming in land-locked Afghanista... More »
2016 Rio Paralympics – Women’s 400m – T52 Final – Olympic Stadium – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 10/09/2016. Queen Mathilde of Belgium poses with Marieke Vervoort of Belgium as she celebrates with her silver medal during the presentation ceremony. REUTERS/Jason Ca... More »
Pregnant women should consider not traveling to the 2016 Olympic Games in Brazil due to the risk of Zika virus infection, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. CDC also said women considering becoming pregnant, and their male part... More »
