— 6 September 2021
It’s done. Exactly four weeks after receiving the Olympic flag from Thomas Bach, Anne Hidalgo inherited its Paralympic counterpart on Sunday, December 5th. With this handover, organised during the... Lire la suite »
— 3 September 2021
Equality is on the way. The Australian authorities announced via a press release on Thursday, September 2nd, their decision to grant equal bonuses to the Tokyo Paralympic and Olympic... Lire la suite »
— 3 September 2021
The Tokyo Games Organising Committee announced on Thursday, September 2nd, that a foreign Paralympic athlete was hospitalised after contracting COVID-19. He had been staying in the athletes’ village since... Lire la suite »
— 2 September 2021
Appearances can be misleading. After more than two-thirds of the competition, the Tokyo Paralympic Games are proving to be relatively low on world records. When asked about the reasons... Lire la suite »
— 1 September 2021
The IPC and the Organising Committee of the Tokyo Games can breathe: the number of COVID-19 cases at the Paralympic Games is falling sharply. Only seven new cases have... Lire la suite »
— 1 September 2021
Not exactly a surprise. According to data released by the IPC, the Tokyo Paralympic Games are breaking all records in terms of coverage and following on digital platforms. IPC... Lire la suite »
— 1 September 2021
Awkwardness in Japan. After wasting more than 100,000 meals during the Tokyo Olympic Games, it turns out that the organising committee also threw away large quantities of medical equipment... Lire la suite »
— 31 August 2021
One more. The prefecture of Chiba, close to Tokyo, has announced its decision not to send children from its schools to the Paralympic Games. The announcement came from the... Lire la suite »
— 30 August 2021
Surprise at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. The two Afghan athletes who were supposed to be part of their country’s delegation, but were prevented from reaching Japan after the Taliban... Lire la suite »
— 30 August 2021
One is not born a president, but rather becomes one. This sentence perfectly fits Tony Estanguet. The three-time Olympic canoe champion did not seem destined to sit in a presidential chair one... Lire la suite »
