Summer Paralympics Sep 3, 2021
Day 9 recap: Taekwondo makes Paralympic debut as Sarah Storey pedals to glory
Japanese swimmers Miyuki Yamada and Takayuki Suzuki streak to silver in the pool at the Tokyo Games.
Summer Paralympics Sep 2, 2021
Afghan Paralympian Zakia Khudadadi makes debut after top-secret evacuation
The 22-year-old and her compatriot Hossain Rasouli arrived in Tokyo on Saturday via Paris after Khudadadi made a video appeal for help to leave Kabul after the Taliban swept to power.
Summer Paralympics Sep 1, 2021
Day 7 recap: Afghan Paralympian beats the odds to compete in Tokyo
Cyclist Keiko Sugiura becomes Japan's oldest ever Paralympic gold medalist, winning the women's C1-3 road time trial at Fuji Speedway.
Summer Paralympics Aug 31, 2021
How two Afghan Paralympians defied the odds to get from Kabul to Tokyo
by Motoko Rich and Yan Zhuang
Their evacuation and eventual arrival in Japan involved multiple stops and many helping hands.
Summer Paralympics Aug 29, 2021
'Emotional' moment as Afghan Paralympians arrive in Tokyo after evacuation
by Jason Coskrey
After nearly having their Paralympic dreams derailed by the turmoil in their homeland, Afghan athletes Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli are in Japan and will compete at the Tokyo Games.
Summer Paralympics Aug 25, 2021
The two taekwondo athletes, Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli, were originally due to represent their country at the Tokyo Paralympics. But with the swift fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, the pair were initially among the tens of thousands trapped and unable to leave ...
Summer Paralympics Aug 19, 2021
Paralympic head says no safe way to bring Afghan athletes to Tokyo
International Paralympic Committee chief Andrew Parsons said Thursday his organization has no means to safely bring athletes from Afghanistan to Tokyo to compete after the Taliban seized control of the country. Speaking at a press conference in Tokyo, Parsons said the IPC has been in ...
Summer Paralympics Aug 18, 2021
Female Afghan Paralympian makes plea for help to get to Tokyo
The Afghanistan Paralympic Committee said on Monday the country's two athletes would not be at the Games starting in Tokyo on Aug. 24 due to turmoil following the Taliban's takeover.