The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sept. 29 new restrictions for the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics in February, including a ban on foreign spectators and mandatory quarantine for unvaccinated … Read more
The International Paralympics Committee (IPC) has disqualified and stripped of Paralympics gold from a Malaysian shot putter for turning up late in the F20 finals in Tokyo on Tuesday. IPC … Read more
Toyota Motor Corporation has suspended the use of the self-driving vehicle at the Tokyo Paralympic Games village a day after one “e-Palette” collided with a visually impaired athlete, injuring them. … Read more
Australian cyclist Amanda Reid broke her own world record after winning gold in the C1-C3 500-meter cycling track time trial at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 27. The 24-year-old cyclist … Read more
The Pacific nations of Samoa, Kiribati, Tonga, and Vanuatu had withdrawn from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics as travel restrictions heightened due to COVID-19. These Pacific countries will no longer compete … Read more
A COVID-19 case was detected in the Paralympic Village days before the Games open, organizers said on Thursday, August 19, as Japan combats a surge in infections. According to the … Read more
The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will be held without any spectators due to an alarming rise of COVID-19 cases in the host city, as well as several other parts of Japan, … Read more
Afghanistan’s two Paralympic athletes will not participate in the Tokyo Games next week due to the Taliban takeover, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) announced on Aug. 16. Taekwondo athlete Zakia … Read more