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PARA ATHLETICS

Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 2, 2021
German 'Blade Jumper' Markus Rehm soars to third straight Paralympic gold
'Winning the third gold medal, I think it's something really special and it's a beauty,' Rehm said.
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Apr 27, 2021
Amputee Blake Leeper won't be allowed to race with running blades
World Athletics has rejected an application from American double amputee Blake Leeper to run on particular running-specific prostheses (RSPs), preventing him from competing in the Olympics or World Athletics events.
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PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Jan 6, 2021
Athletes aim to convert 2020 struggles into Paralympic success
Japan's para athletes are optimistic about the extra year of preparation they have received through the postponement of the Tokyo Games.
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PARALYMPICS / Summer Paralympics
Sep 4, 2020
Paralympic hopefuls skip national championships over COVID risk
Many of Japan's top para athletes are staying away from the event over fears that infections could lead to even more severe illnesses.
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Apr 28, 2020
Kobe-hosted world para championships postponed to 2022
The 2021 World Para Athletics Championships, originally scheduled for September next year in Kobe, will be held a year later to accommodate the postponement of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, sources said Monday.
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Jul 24, 2017
Japanese athletes earn two silvers, bronze on last day of World Paras
Kaede Maegawa and Anju Furuya each earned silver, while the men's 4x100-meter relay team captured bronze for Japan on the final day of action at the World Para Athletics Championships on Sunday.
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Jul 21, 2017
Long jumper Takada sets national record at World Para Athletics Championships
Chiaki Takada won silver in the women's long jump T11 category at the World Para Athletics Championships on Thursday.
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Jul 17, 2017
Sato wins men's 1,500 to earn Japan's first gold at World Para Athletics Championships
Tomoki Sato brought home Japan's first gold medal of the World Para Athletics Championships on Sunday by winning the men's 1,500 meter T52 wheelchair race in a meet record of 3 minutes, 45.89 seconds.
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Jul 16, 2017
Nakanishi, Wada earn bronze medals at World Para Athletics Championships
Maya Nakanishi and Shinya Wada won bronze medals on the second day of the World Para Athletics Championships on Saturday.
EDITORIALS
Aug 24, 2007
New effort to boost tourism
The government has decided on a basic plan to promote the tourist industry as one of Japan's main policy measures for the 21st century. The basic plan sets goals in 25 areas, including three main ones — increasing domestic tours by Japanese, attracting more tourists from abroad, and increasing the number of Japanese tourists who go abroad. It is hoped that local governments, tourist industry enterprises and local residents will strive to fully make use of their regional tourism resources to meet these goals.
Japan’s young workers head abroad as huge wage gap persists
The departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo. Now with inflation at its strongest in decades, Japanese are starting to realize that years of static wages leave many of them budgeting each month before their next pay check.
EVs head for junkyard as mechanic shortage inflates repair costs
An AA patrol for electric vehicles in Birmingham, England. Fewer than 10% of the U.K.’s 236,000 auto mechanics are qualified to work directly on EV batteries or their cases, according to the Institute of the Motor Industry.
Japan strongly condemns Iranian attack on Israel as 'escalation'
Missiles are showcased in a parade marking Iran's National Army Day in Tehran on April 18, 2023.
Worries remain one year to go before Osaka Expo
Construction at Yumeshima island, the venue for the Osaka Expo
How ‘winged’ gyōza took flight from a Tokyo suburb
The creator of "hanetsuki gyōza" is Isao Yagi, and his restaurant, Nihao, can be found right on the border of Tokyo and Kawasaki in Ota Ward.
For Modi, the Indian election is less about winning and more about by how much
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses supporters during an election campaign rally in Pushkar, India, on April 6, ahead of the country's upcoming general election starting Friday.
Akebono's human side eclipsed his incredible sumo achievements
The heights Akebono reached in sumo helped pave the way for future foreign-born yokozuna Asashoryu and Hakuho.
Ohtani’s dizzying three weeks end in exoneration by authorities
Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani during a spring training game on March 12.
How ‘winged’ gyōza took flight from a Tokyo suburb
The creator of "hanetsuki gyōza" is Isao Yagi, and his restaurant, Nihao, can be found right on the border of Tokyo and Kawasaki in Ota Ward.
How Ippei Mizuhara allegedly wired millions from Shohei Ohtani’s account
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his interpreter, Ippei Mizuhara, in December at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California

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