More medals on offer on packed second day at Paralympic GamesResults | Medal table | Full coverageSign up for the Guardian’s daily Paralympic briefingEmail Luke, tweet @lukehgomes or comment below 6.35am BST Goalball: That men’s preliminary game turned…
‘It’s overwhelming’: Storey reveals struggle after 15th Paralympic gold
British superstar won 15th gold of her career but her absent family made the 43-year-old break down in tears in Tokyo Dame Sarah Storey isn’t usually one for public displays of emotion. The 43-year-old has competed relentlessly for almost 30 years, ac…
Kearney and Dunn take swimming silver as ParalympicsGB go close in pool
Tully Kearney beaten in final strokes of 200m freestyle S5Toni Shaw picks up bronze in women’s 400m freestyle S9Tully Kearney and Reece Dunn led the way for ParalympicsGB on the first day in the pool in Tokyo, winning silver medals in the women’s 200m …
Tokyo 2020 Paralympics day one: swimming, cycling, wheelchair rugby and more – live!
First medals on offer on packed opening day in TokyoGames schedule | Results | Medal table | Full coverageSign up for the Guardian’s daily Paralympic briefingEmail Geoff, tweet @GeoffLemonSport or comment below 12.05pm BST Table tennis: Australia’s Jak…
Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: opening ceremony – live updates!
Opening ceremony begins in Tokyo at 8pm (12pm BST)Read Paul MacInnes’ preview | Day-by-day guideAnd you can email Paul or tweet @campbellwpaul 11.29am BST What we have in store over the next fortnightMy colleague Paul MacInnes, who is in Japan for the …
TV tonight: David Morrissey returns in Jez Butterworth’s Britannia
Morrissey and Mackenzie Crook continue to fight it out three years after the Roman invasion. Plus: Paralympics Opening Ceremony Live. Here’s what to watch this eveningA third series for Jez Butterworth’s daft but engaging semi-historical drama. Three y…
Ten ParalympicsGB unsung heroes who can shine at the Tokyo Games
Medal chances abound in various disciplines, including judo, table tennis, shot put, badminton and canoeingYoung won silver at the 2019 World Para Athletics Championships in Dubai, where he was beaten by China’s Zhu Dening on a photo-finish, and the 21…
‘We lost everything’: Afghan wheelchair basketball team captain speaks out
Nilofar Bayat begins rebuilding her life in Spain after days of fear for her life under Taliban ruleWhen the Taliban entered Kabul, Nilofar Bayat, the captain of Afghanistan’s female national wheelchair basketball team, knew she had to get out.“There w…
‘They feel hugely privileged’: Spirits high among ParalympicsGB athletes
The pandemic seems to have made Britain’s Paralympians thankful just to have the opportunity to compete in JapanAli Jawad posted a picture of himself on a table top this weekend. Mask on, power shake to hand, Jawad’s arms were raised in celebration. Th…
New owner could cut Channel 4’s Paralympics coverage, says ex chairman
State-owned broadcaster’s plans to cement its dominance ‘won’t add up’ for ‘profit-maximising’ entity• Wider, stronger, longer: Channel 4’s coverage will break Paralympic recordChannel 4’s successful decade-long mission to make the Paralympics a fixtur…