Paralympic Athletes with a Sense of Mission Describing the progress made over the years are four pioneering para-athletes taking part in Tokyo 2020—two as active competitors and two others as carriers of the Japanese flag into the Olympic Stadium at the start of the opening ceremony
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: inspirations and legacies Like its Olympic counterpart, the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games took place largely behind closed doors with no spectators present to experience the world’s best para-athletes perform on the global stage
The Weird and Wonderful Tokyo Paralympics - New Mobility To find out how athletes pushed through the weirdness of Tokyo 2020 — finally held in 2021 — and still managed to put on a performance for the ages, we went straight to the source Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at the Tokyo Paralympics, as told by five athletes who were there
From minding the gap to widening the gap : Paralympic athletes . . . For this manuscript, we focus on the accounts of seven Paralympic hopefuls and their experiences of adjusting to the postponement, while attending to the unique social identities of athletes with disabilities
The 5 most inspirational stories from the Tokyo Paralympics - The Bridge We take a look at 5 inspirational stories from the Paralympics in no particular order Afghan Atheltes They almost never made it The world was watching on intently for Afghanistan to make its Paralympic debut and when they finally arrived, it was like a medal winning moment itself
Lessons from Tokyo: the impact of the Paralympics in Japan Even as the pandemic continued to rage, the delayed Tokyo Paralympics moved forward, opening with more athletes than ever before, but imposing tough restrictions, in largely spectator-less venues Yet hopes remained high that the Games would foster changes in Japan and beyond
Despite challenges, the Paralympics remain as vital as ever Tokyo’s recent automated shuttle-bus crash in the athletes’ village, which left a visually-impaired athlete injured, is an example of what can go wrong Additional restrictions have been