Biden says Olympians brought a bit of unity to weary nation

• By Associated Press
• May 4, 2022

President Joe Biden today hailed Team USA for bringing a bit of unity to a pandemic weary nation as he hosted a White House celebration with about 600 athletes from this year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing and the coronavirus-delayed Summer Games held in 2021 in Tokyo. Read more

IOC suspends North Korea from Beijing Olympics for Tokyo no-show

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 8, 2021

North Korea was formally suspended from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics by the IOC today as punishment for refusing to send a team to the Tokyo Games citing the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more

Closing ceremony marks end of Tokyo Paralympics

• Sept. 7, 2021

Paralympic closing marks end of Tokyo’s 8-year Olympic saga

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 7, 2021

The final act of the delayed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics came Sunday, almost eight years to the day after the Japanese capital was awarded the Games. Read more

Sunday’s highlights at the Tokyo Paralympics

• Sept. 4, 2021

Disabled Japanese are often invisible. Will Paralympics bring lasting light?

• By Motoko Rich and Hikari Hida New York Times
• Sept. 4, 2021
• 2

Before ushering in the Paralympic Games, Tokyo undertook a wave of projects to make itself more accessible to people with disabilities. Nearly all train stations now have elevators, and some have safety barriers along platform edges to protect the visually impaired. About 3,200 newly built hotel rooms are wheelchair accessible, as are stalls in many public bathrooms. Read more

Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi gets her chance in taekwondo

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 2, 2021

Afghan athlete Zakia Khudadadi got her chance to compete in the Tokyo Paralympics on Thursday. Read more

Paralympian Lora Webster is 5 months pregnant and after 5th medal in sitting volleyball

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 2, 2021

The volleyball phrase “bump, set, spike” has a special ring for American Lora Webster. Read more

Thursday’s highlights at the Tokyo Paralympics

• Sept. 2, 2021

Oksana Masters picks up second gold medal at Tokyo Paralympics

• By Associated Press
• Sept. 1, 2021

Oksana Masters won her second gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympics on Wednesday, bringing her career total to four gold and 10 medals overall in both summer and winter events. Read more

American goalball teammates set Paralympic record for longevity

• By Gwen Knapp and Chang W. Lee New York Times
• Aug. 31, 2021

Asya Miller and Lisa Czechowski can’t quite remember when they met, probably because it happened half a lifetime ago. In separate interviews this summer, one guessed that they met at a regional track and field meet. The other thought it happened at a goalball tournament. Read more

High jumper Sam Grewe wins gold, heads to medical school

• By Associated Press
• Aug. 31, 2021
• 1

Sam Grewe made a choice when he was 13 to have his right leg amputated after he was diagnosed with an aggressive bone cancer. Read more

Tuesday’s highlights at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

• Aug. 31, 2021

Blind long jumper Lex Gillette envisions Paralympic gold after 4 silvers

• By Associated Press
• Aug. 25, 2021

The popular black-and-gray T-shirt featuring the mantra of blind long jumper Lex Gillette currently remains sold out on his website. Read more

Highlights from the opening day of Tokyo Paralympics

• Aug. 25, 2021

First Paralympic gold medal goes to Paige Greco of Australia in track cycling

• By Associated Press
• Aug. 24, 2021

Cyclist Paige Greco of Australia claimed the first gold medal of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, winning the 3,000-meter pursuit on Wednesday on the velodrome track. Wang Xiaomei of China was second and bronze went to Denise Schindler. Read more

Paralympics open in Tokyo

• Aug. 24, 2021

Paralympics open in empty stadium — just like Olympics

• By Associated Press
• Aug. 24, 2021

The Paralympics began today in the same empty National Stadium — during the same pandemic — as the opening and closing ceremonies of the recently completed Tokyo Olympics. Read more