Tokyo 2020 Atr

There is a whole generation that does not know what it is to follow tennis without the presence of the Spaniard and the Swiss.

86 cases of the virus linked to the Paralympic Games have been recorded four days before the opening ceremony – more than the number of Olympic-related cases at this point in time.

The movement released a video Thursday which will be broadcast in over 60 countries during the Paralympic Games – including at the opening ceremony in Tokyo.

The winning bidder, local store chain Żabka Polska, paid $51,000 but insisted that Andrejczyk keep the medal. Donations from fans raised an additional $77,000.

A Cuban refugee and former U.S. Paralympic swimmer will be the chef de mission for the team, which will open the parade of delegations on Aug. 24.

The entire Paralympics will now be held under a state of emergency and with almost no spectators as covid infections remain on the rise.

COM President Carlos Padilla considers necessary a “reengineering of the sport” and regrets the departure of coaches such as Oscar Salazar who gave two bronze medals to Egypt in taekwondo.

The Paralympic torch relay will now pass through Chiba, Saitama and Shizuoka prefectures between August 17th-19th. It reaches Tokyo on the 20th, four days before the Games begin.

Zakia Khudadadi would have been the first woman from Afghanistan to compete at a Paralympic Games. The future of women in sport in the country in doubt with the return of the Taliban.

Tokyo and the three prefectures staging the Paralympics, which begin August 24, will be under state of emergency during the event.

Boxers propped up Cuba in 14th place by country in the medals table despite still not recognizing women’s boxing.