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Vahid Nouri from Iran snatched a gold medal in the judo men’s -90kg at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games on Sunday.

The Asian Paralympic Committee named Zahra Nemati and Sareh Javanmardi as two of the most popular Iranian athletes at the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

The opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics began Tuesday night, with mask-wearing athletes entering the National Stadium at a time when the coronavirus pandemic remains a major concern in the city holding the world's largest sporting event for people with disabilities.

The first convoy of Iran's Paralympic athletes arrived at the Narita airport for the upcoming Tokyo Paralympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.

The debt of Spanish football giants Barcelona has risen to €1.35 billion, the club's president has revealed. Joan Laporta confirmed that the club had losses in 2020-21 of €481 million and was left with a negative net worth of €451 million.

Tokyo Olympics unlike any other closes but pandemic rages on

Lionel Messi fought back tears as he began a press conference at which he confirmed he is leaving Barcelona, the football club where he has played his entire career.

A former member of Iran’s national volleyball team says there has been almost no competitive atmosphere for playing in the national team in current years.

Japanese dual Olympian Ayumu Hirano failed to make the final of the men's skateboard park event on Thursday, the two-time Olympic snowboard silver medalist finishing 14th overall.

Naomi Osaka. Simone Biles. Both are prominent young Black women under the pressure of a global Olympic spotlight that few human beings ever know. Both have faced major career crossroads at the Tokyo Games. Both cited pressure and mental health.