New International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons said Thursday expectations are "really high" for the 2020 Tokyo Games as he visited Tokyo for a meeting to review preparations for the summer competition of disabled athletes. "The whole of the Paralympic movement is really excited about ...
IPC chief hopes Japan sweeps away last barriers as Paralympics host
International Paralympic Committee President Sir Philip Craven has a simple but complicated wish: to fix the world so that he is recognized not as a user of a wheelchair, but as the person he is. "We're not the disabled. I'm me, and you're you," Craven ...
IOC chief Bach vows 'very significant reduction' in cost of Tokyo 2020 Games
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach vowed Thursday to produce "a very significant reduction in costs" for the 2020 Tokyo Games, which he predicts will bring "a transformational moment for all of Japan." Bach and Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike agreed Tuesday to form a four-party ...
Like in Rio, Tokyo Paralympics can transform Japan into a 'for all' society: IPC chief
Hosting the Paralympics has the potential to change people's outlook before and after the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2020, according to the president of the International Paralympic Committee. "Japan will be amazed by Paralympians, and we'll be amazed by the Japanese people," Philip Craven said ...
