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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

Editorial | Athletes, virus heroes bring shine to Hong Kong medals

City honours system that traditionally rewards retired officials, politicians, business and influential figures enhances its credibility and relevance.

29 Jul 2022 - 8:00AM

Editorial | Sport stars defy the pandemic’s disruptions

19 Jun 2022 - 10:15AM

Hong Kong’s first permanent para archery range to open in Sai Kung

7 Jun 2022 - 1:30PM

Editorial | The power of sport can help inspire our younger generation

7 Dec 2021 - 9:35AM

Gymnasts Zou Jingyuan and Liu Yang, pose for a picture at Yuen Long Sports Association. Photo: Sam Tsang

Sports and culture chiefs welcome government bureau shift

‘We know the bureau will be very big, but in the long run, these three intertwine,’ says Timothy Fok of Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam’s announcement of new Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau.

6 Oct 2021 - 11:15PM

Give Hongkongers a sporting chance with more live broadcasts, Olympians say

Hong Kong News-Expo museum opens ‘Going for Olympic Gold’ exhibition showcasing clips of local athletes during Tokyo Olympics.

26 Sep 2021 - 1:30AMvideocam

Opinion | A city truly proud of its Paralympians should be more disabled-friendly

Few would describe Hong Kong as disabled-friendly. With its crowded streets, old buildings and narrow pavements, getting from one place to another can be difficult for the able-bodied, let alone those with disabilities.

24 Sep 2021 - 6:45AMvideocam

Hong Kong’s Vivian Lau Wai-yan, Leung Yuk-wing and reserve player Raymond Wong Kwan-hang celebrate on the podium after winning silver in the mixed pairs Boccia BC4 event at the Tokyo Paralympics earlier this month. Photo: HK Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong bronze winner Daniel Chan ‘relieved’ after delivering badminton medal

Tokyo Paralympic bronze medallist Daniel Chan said winning bronze in wheelchair badminton was a stressful experience that is now recast as joyful.

9 Sep 2021 - 9:10PMvideocam

Letters | Paralympics success proves China is world’s greatest sporting nation

Readers discuss true sporting success, Hong Kong hosting sports events, the merits of full-time classes and Cantopop group Mirror’s effect on the city.

9 Sep 2021 - 12:30AMvideocam

China’s ‘armless flying fish’

7 Sep 2021 - 4:10PM

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Editorial | Paralympic athletes deserve praise and fairness in rewards

6 Sep 2021 - 11:25PM

Hong Kong's Chu Man-kai, who won silver at the Tokyo Paralympics. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong keep up Paralympic Games medal record

City’s 24-athlete delegation maintain run of winning a medal at every edition since debut appearance in 1972 with first boccia pairs medal since Athens 2004.

6 Sep 2021 - 4:20PM

China top Paralympics medal tally for fifth Games in a row

Smallest delegation since Athens 2004 brings back more golds than London 2012 Games as athletes set 29 world records.

6 Sep 2021 - 11:19AM

Fireworks mark end of Tokyo Paralympic Games

6 Sep 2021 - 5:23PM

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2 medals on final day add silver lining to Paralympics for Hong Kong

Hong Kong doubles medal haul with silver and bronze in badminton on final day of Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

5 Sep 2021 - 10:45PM

(From left) Silver medallist Chu Man-kai of Hong Kong, poses with gold medallist Krishna Nagar of India and bronze medallist Krysten Coombs of Britain on the podium. Photo: Reuters

Chu Man-kai takes badminton silver after thrilling final against India’s Nagar

Chu led by five points in the opening game before the Indian launched a stirring fightback.

5 Sep 2021 - 3:11PM

Daniel Chan Ho-yuen grabs badminton bronze for Hong Kong

Chan’s bronze medal is Hong Kong’s fourth of the Games

5 Sep 2021 - 12:17PM

Letters | Why Hong Kong’s Olympics success is not a ‘black swan’ event

Readers discuss the enablers of Hong Kong’s Olympic success, as reflected in the experience of its medallists, and why the financial reward scheme is unfair to Paralympians.

5 Sep 2021 - 7:30AMvideocam

Hong Kong’s Olympic silver-medallist Siobhan Haughey speaks at an event in a mall in Hong Kong on August 20. Haughey has spoken of how she wanted to quit swimming when she was in Primary Six but her mother urged her on. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong boccia bowlers celebrate silver against Slovakia

Medal ends 17-year wait for pairs glory since gold in Athens 2004, but Tokyo 2020 bronze hopes dashed in BC3 event as Greece run out 7-0 winners.

4 Sep 2021 - 10:29PMvideocam

Chu up for badminton gold, Chan can still win bronze

Hong Kong guaranteed silver at badminton’s debut Paralympic Games after Chu comes back against Brazil’s Vitor Goncalves Tavares, Daniel Chan faces Kim Kyung-hoon for bronze medal.

4 Sep 2021 - 2:04PMvideocam

Boccia bowlers going for gold after beating Portugal

BC4 pair Vivian Lau Wan-yai and Leung Yuk-wing guarantee silver after 4-1 semi-final win over Portuguese duo but it will be bronze at best for Hong Kong’s BC3 pair after South Korea prove too strong.

4 Sep 2021 - 9:49AM

Hong Kong's Vivian Lau Wai-yan in action at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Lau and BC4 pairs partner Leung Yuk-wing are in the gold medal match. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong badminton players Chan and Chu into Tokyo semis

Daniel Chan Ho-yuen loses thriller against Japan’s Daiki Kajiwara but makes light work of Britain’s Martin Rooke in quarters while Chu Man-kai loses to world No 1 Jack Shephard but moves on to final four.

3 Sep 2021 - 8:54PM

Hong Kong’s Chu Man-kai in action against Great Britain’s Jack Shephard at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at the Yoyogi National Stadium. Photo: Reuters

Boccia semis for both Hong Kong pairs after tiebreak drama

Bronze medal shot at the very least for Hong Kong’s BC4 pairs team as they cruise into semi-finals with 100 per cent record where they are eventually joined by BC3 counterparts after tiebreak.

3 Sep 2021 - 10:08PM

Hong Kong teenager Chan finishes sixth in Paralympics 100m backstroke final

The 17-year-old Chan, a 2019 world championships gold medallist, completes her third final after swimming in a staggering six events on her Paralympic Games debut.

2 Sep 2021 - 6:54PM

Hong Kong bronze medallist Leung off to winning start in boccia mixed pairs

Both of Hong Kong’s teams seal two wins each as the world No 2s search for city’s second-ever Paralympic boccia pairs medal 17 years on.

2 Sep 2021 - 9:57PM

Hong Kong bowlers Leung Yuk-wing and Vivian Lau Wai-yan in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games boccia pairs BC4 pool game at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Daniel Chan kicks off Paralympic gold medal run with convincing win

Hong Kong wheelchair badminton player Daniel Chan opens Tokyo Paralympics with straight sets victory.

2 Sep 2021 - 9:57PM

Daniel Chan has roared off to a great start at the Tokyo Paralympics. Photo: Hong Kong Paralympic Committee

Hong Kong teenager Chan into 100m backstroke Paralympics final

Chan Yui-lam caps last individual category heat in style to finish sixth of the top eight women’s finalists, while fellow Paralympics debutant Hui Ka-chun says is he ‘very happy’ with his performance.

2 Sep 2021 - 11:30AM

Outrage after Malaysian shot putter stripped of Paralympic gold

Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli was allowed to compete in the F20 final on Tuesday despite being late and went on to win gold. But he was later disqualified, along with two other athletes.

2 Sep 2021 - 10:38AM

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Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games

The 2020 Summer Paralympics are a major international multi-sport event for athletes with disabilities governed by the International Paralympic Committee. The 16th Summer Paralympic Games are being held in Tokyo, Japan between 24 August and 5 September 2021. They were scheduled to take place between 25 August and 6 September 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the IOC and the Tokyo Organising Committee officially announced that the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics would be postponed to 2021, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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9 September, 2024