Sep 02 For Paralympic athletes, challenges at 2020 Games echo longstanding barriers By Lizz Bolaji For some Paralympians, the journey to this year’s games was more taxing. In addition to rigorous training to compete at the top level, the athletes have also had to prioritize their health amid the global pandemic, as well as navigate… Continue reading
Aug 28 2 Afghan athletes arrive in Tokyo to compete in Paralympics By Stephen Wade, Associated Press The two-person team of Zakia Khudadadi and Hossain Rasouli had flown from Kabul to Paris before continuing on to Tokyo, the IPC said. Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 5:31 Paralympic athletes to watch in Tokyo The Tokyo Paralympic Games kicked off this past Tuesday with — for the first time — a prime-time slot on American network television. As William Brangham reports, it's part of the increasing interest and growth in these games. Motoko Rich,… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 4:48 News Wrap: White House urges businesses, states to mandate vaccines In our news wrap Tuesday, U.S. public health leaders urged businesses and governments to impose vaccination mandates. The Paralympics opened in Tokyo despite Japan's worst COVID surge yet. The death toll in Tennessee's flood disaster was revised down to 18,… Continue watching
Aug 20 Olympic highlights from Day 14: Usain Bolt completes ‘triple-triple’ By Daniel Moritz-Rabson Usain Bolt dashed to the finish of the 4x100 meter relay on Friday, out-striding his competition to complete his third Olympic sweep of the 100 and 200 meter springs and the 4x100 meter relay. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 8:02 U.S. swimming scandal casts shadow over Rio, but Bolt still shines By PBS News Hour The Olympics conclude this weekend, but the news coming out of Rio is still nonstop. Four U.S. swimmers who said they had been robbed now admit fabricating their story, while Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt could earn his ninth career gold. Continue watching
Aug 08 Watch 5:02 News Wrap: Delta computer outage cancels flights; 67 killed in Pakistan suicide bombing By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, hundreds of Delta Air Lines flights were canceled and thousands delayed after a global crash of the airline’s computer systems. Limited service resumed after 11 hours. Also, in Pakistan, at least 67 were killed and… Continue watching
Mar 13 Watch What prevents the U.S. from signing the U.N. disabilities treaty? By PBS News Hour Opponents of U.S. ratification by Congress of a United Nations convention that pushes for equal rights for those with disabilities argue that it would give the U.N. jurisdiction over domestic laws. Judy Woodruff gets two views on the treaty from… Continue watching
Mar 07 Ukraine athletes protest, but compete in Paralympics despite Russian occupation By Sarah Corapi Concerns that Ukraine would be boycotting the Sochi Paralympic Games were quelled on Friday when the Ukrainian Paralympic Committee announced that -- despite Russian occupation in Crimea -- its team would still be competing. Valeriy Sushkevich, president of the… Continue reading
Mar 03 U.S. cancels presidential delegation to the Paralympic Games in Russia By Associated Press White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden says President Barack Obama still supports the U.S. athletes participating and wishes them success. Continue reading