Tag: Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games
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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opens with hope on the horizon One year behind schedule
After a year of pandemic-related delays, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games opened on Tuesday evening at Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium. Japanese Emperor Naruhito officially declared the Tokyo Paralympic Games open, in front of approximately 3,400 delegation members and 3,200 invited personnel. The Refugee Paralympic Team (RPT) led the parade of nations as Syrian refugee Alia Issa…