Female athletes steal the show at Tokyo 2020
By Mousumi Mazumdar (First published on IPC website on 01 Nov 2021) Tokyo 2020 saw record participation of female athletes at a Paralympic Games, an increase by 11 per […]
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It’s a GOLD for Abdul Latif Romly (MAS)
Day 11: Men’s F20 Long Jump finishes Games campaign for athletes with Intellectual Impairment. By Mousumi Mazumdar After 11 days of non-stop actions, the events for athletes with an Intellectual […]
GOLD Medal dedicated to Grandad
Day-10 (Part-2): Title reclaimed after 9 years by Karolina Kucharczyk (POL) By Mousumi Mazumdar The women’s Athletics concluded tonight with F20 Long Jump. The rain from this morning continued its […]
Superstar of the track takes home fourth Paralympic Gold
Day-10 (Part-1): Barbara Bieganowska- Zajac from wins her 4th Paralympic Gold medal in 1500m By Mousumi Mazumdar It was another rainy and damp day at the Tokyo Olympic Stadium and […]
Paralympians creating legacies at Tokyo 2020 Games
Day 9:New World Records created in Aquatics at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games By Mousumi Mazumdar Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be remembered for the Paralympians making an outstanding debut and […]
PRESS STATEMENT: Athlete support and well-being is paramount.
September 02, 2021. When three F20 Shot Put athletes were marked as DNS – Did Not Start, it put a global spotlight on athletes with an intellectual impairment and their […]
Singing and dancing celebrations for Gold Medallists
Day-7: Another hot, humid and wet evening at Tokyo did not affect multiple World records. By Mousumi Mazumdar Valeriia Shabalina (RPC) and Reece Dunn (GBR) claimed their third Gold. Shabalina […]
Sisters, competitors, Gold and Bronze medallists
Day-5 (Part 2): Ecuadorian sisters dominate Women’s F20 Shot Put at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics By Mousumi Mazumdar The inaugural event in Athletics for athletes with an Intellectual Impairment was pushed […]
Peter Palos now a three time Paralympic Gold Medallist
Day – 5 (Part 1): Peter Palos (HUN) claims third Gold and fourth Paralympic Medal in the Men’s Table Tennis Final By Rebekah Thornton The final of the Men’s Class-11 […]
Elena Prokofeva shows she is GOLDEN!
Day – 4 (Part 2): Elena Prokofeva (RPC), at the age of 50, claims the GOLD medal in the Women’s Table Tennis. By Mousumi Mazumdar The Semi-finals and Final in […]
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