Paralympic champion Lisa Gjessing added another accolade to an already formidable career as she won Denmark's Optimist of the Year award in the sports category.

The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced that Paralympic bronze medallist Marcin Polak has been stripped of his Tokyo 2020 bronze medal after being suspended for four years for breaching anti-doping rules.

Estonia’s Toomas Murulo has been named team leader of the World ParaVolley (WPV) Sitting Volleyball Rules of the Game Commission.

World ParaVolley President Barry Couzner has thanked the nation of Japan and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) for the hosting of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, claiming the Games were held at the "highest level" despite COVID-19 challenges.

Chris Furber, the national Para swimming performance director for British Swimming for more than eight years, has resigned from his position following the nation's success at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics.

Para taekwondo fighter Lisa Gjessing has been nominated for the Danish Sports Name of the Year award following her historic exploits in Tokyo this summer.

One thing above all else characterised the Summer of 2021. The power of athletes using the unique platform that they have to drive social change. That’s it. 

After sending its first-ever cyclist to the Paralympic Games in Tokyo last summer, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is preparing to send up to seven to Paris 2024.

The internal investigation into the disqualification of Malaysian athlete Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games has been completed.

Hong Kong's Paralympians hope for more coverage following their success at Tokyo 2020, which was broadcast across five national channels as the Hong Kong Government bought the viewing rights in a "one-off" decision.

The Japanese Government has stated there were no signs of a cyber-attacks during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Considering my dad used to call me "stats" as a child because pages of data fascinated me, it is no surprise that I fawn over medal tables.

After a year's postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games ended two months of sporting action in the Japanese capital, with the Closing Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium.

Australia's Madison de Rozario won her second athletics gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games by claiming the women's T54 marathon title by one second on the final day of action at the Olympic Stadium.