Paralympics

The Paris Paralympics begin on Wednesday with a spectacular opening ceremony in a city still on a high after the highly successful Olympics. A new generation of Paralympians will join seasoned veterans competing in many of...

The famous Champs-Elysees avenue and the storied Place de la Concorde in Paris will host the Summer Paralympics opening ceremony on Wednesday. The elegant boulevard that runs across the 8th arrondissement in the west of central...

President of the International Paralympic Committee Andrew Parsons told AFP that he hopes the Paralympics in Paris would be held in full stadiums and that there will be the highest TV coverage ever. Just over two...

Days before the Games begin, the first coronavirus case was discovered in the Paralympic Village, according to organizers, as Japan battles a record wave of infections. According to organizers, the issue involves a Games-related member of...

News Hour: Rio said farewell to the 2016 Paralympics Sunday in a closing ceremony showcasing Brazil’s passion for music and celebrating what many consider to have been a surprisingly successful Games. The famous Maracana football stadium...

News Hour: More than 100 Russian Paralympians have individually filed cases to the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in order to be allowed to compete at next month’s Games in Rio, Russian Paralympic Committee (RPC) Vice President...

News Hour: Russia has lost its appeal against a ban from next month’s Rio Paralympics because of a state-sponsored doping programme, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) said on Tuesday. The decision to exclude Russia’s...

News Hour: Russia blamed politics for a decision to bar its Paralympians from taking part in next month’s Rio Games because of a state-sponsored doping program, saying on Monday it would press ahead with a legal...