Hidetaka Sugimura, left, of Japan celebrates after winning the gold medal in the boccia mixed

East and West Berlin gave us a tale of two cities, made up of similar people with a shared history and culture who, once divided by the wall, led quite dissimilar lives.I grew up in West Germany.... Many of my schoolmates were among those who had traveled west. NEWT GINGRICH: 30 YEARS AGO, ONE INCREDIBLE EVENT CHANGED THE WORLDOne of these classmates was Romy.... She was tall and had long, brown hair down to her hips....

JOHOR BARU: Para-athlete Chew Wei Lun,( pic) who bagged Malaysia’s first-ever medal in boccia at

boccia gold medalist Hidetaka Sugimura, and" Baron Von Ripper-off," ridiculing International

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This file photo shows para men's table tennis player Koyo Iwabuchi, right, playing in the Iwabuchi Open that he organized in November 2020 in Tokyo.... With high-quality, specialized equipment a must for realizing their athletic potential, many Japanese Paralympians have turned to online supporters to cover some of the hefty costs involved.... Last spring, she raised about 4 million yen($ 36, 500) mainly for a competition-grade wheelchair....

Sir David Attenborough is to officially be appointed a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael And St George for services to television broadcasting and to conservation on Wednesday. The Prince of Wales, himself a committed environmentalist, is expected to bestow the honour on national treasure Sir David, 96, the same age as the Queen, at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle. Sir David was knighted by the Queen in 1985 but is now being awarded the higher accolade in a nod to his docum

KUALA LUMPUR: Medal winners at the recent Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics have yet to receive their cash rewards, says Youth and Sports Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Faizal Azumu." The cash reward amounting to RM5. 22mil has yet to be settled as it involves a large sum which requires approval from the Finance Ministry." As such, action will be taken to get it subsequently approved by the Cabinet," he said when wrapping up his ministerial replies on Budget 2022 at the committee stage in the Dewan Raky

Ukrainian servicemen are at work to receive the delivery of FGM-148 Javelins, American man-portable anti-tank missile provided by US to Ukraine as part of a military support, at Kyiv's airport Boryspil, Feb.... 11, 2022, amid the crisis linked with the threat of Russia's invasion.... Sergei Supinsky/ AFP via Getty Images" President[ Donald] Trump has spoken about this, not just with the press, but with the NATO Secretary General, who is working with Allies to get Ukraine the help they need," t

TOKYO( Kyodo)--Tokyo's first Paralympics, in 1964, helped change societal perspectives on people with disabilities in Japan, driving a paradigm shift from pity to empowerment, according to two para athletes who took part in Asia's first Summer Games.... The 86-year-old Japanese, who sustained a spinal cord injury at work when he was 16, was invited to take part in the games when he was rehabilitating at a facility in the hot spring resort of Beppu, Oita Prefecture.... Kondo said back then, dis