Hokkaido clubs hope to widen popularity of winter para sports
Pitching winter para sports as an inclusive way to have fun and stay healthy, clubs are organizing activities such as sit-skiing for people with and without disabilities.
The closing ceremony at the Bird's Nest marked the end of a Winter Games that featured more than 560 athletes from 46 countries and regions in 78 medal events across ...
Japan looking for a youth movement to power future Paralympic teams
Japan is grappling with challenges in the talent identification process as it looks to help young athletes with impairments find a path into sports and then onwards to the Paralympic ...
Beginners to champions: China rises to dominate Winter Paralympics
China's Paralympics success story, say long-time Games observers, is one of money, foreign coaches, the absence of Russian athletes, hard work and — perhaps — home-country advantage.
Momoka Muraoka wins third gold at Beijing Games, tracking five total
Muraoka is the first Japanese to win four career Winter Paralympic gold medals, and her three golds at a single games matches Japan's record for most golds.
Japan-made sit-skis giving Paralympic athletes high-speed edge
By using state-of-the-art computer analysis software developed by Toyota, Nissin was able to create the "Hayabusa" sit-ski model, which is 15% lighter than conventional models.
Amputee para snowboarder Junta Kosuda turns disability into opportunity
"Losing one leg has become my strongest asset," said Junta Kosuda, who was drifting through life until finding purpose and focus in para sports.
Ukraine's Paralympians trying to remain strong despite fear over situation at home
"They are bombing (civilian) buildings and people are getting killed every day. All of us have families back there ... we just don't know what to do. We're really scared."
Snowboarding sensei a role model for students in Paralympic debut
Shinji Tabuchi has balanced his dual roles as teacher and athlete ahead of the Beijing Games, encouraging students at his special needs school in Hyogo Prefecture to embrace challenges.
Team Japan's captain at the Beijing Paralympics has excelled on the slopes so far, winning two gold medals and a silver in sit ski events at Yanqing National Alpine Skiing Centre.
Para skier promotes understanding of bladder and bowel impairments
Taiki Morii, a medalist at five Paralympic Games, has worked to destigmatize issues faced by people with spinal cord injuries.
Warm temperatures and man-made snow challenge Paralympians in Beijing
While many top-tier Paralympians competing at Yanqing have commented on the hardness and different texture of man-made snow, it has not proven a problem to those who enjoy such conditions.
