Italian athlete Ambra Sabatini sets a new world record for women's 100 metres T63 of 14.11 seconds. 2021-09-4
Paralympian and rifle shooter Avani Lekhara becomes the first Indian woman to win a gold medal in the Summer Paralympics. 2021-08-30
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games reports the first COVID-19 case involving a Paralympic athlete. The athlete tested positive for COVID-19 at the Olympic village and was taken to an isolation facility. 2021-08-24
COVID-19 cases at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics2021-08-24
The opening ceremony for the Paralympics is held. During the ceremony, the Afghanistan flag is flown despite the withdrawal of the country's athletes. 2021-08-24