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Zakia Khudadadai will compete in the K44 -49kg taekwondo at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Photo: International Paralympic Committee / Afghanistan NPC
Afghanistan Paralympic team set to compete in Tokyo after 'safe evacuation'

Zakia Khudadadai and Hossain Rasouli arrived in the Paralympic Village on Saturday

OlympicsAugust 28, 2021
Rouhollah Rostami. Tasnim News
Rohallah Rostami seals first gold for Iran at Tokyo Paralympics

Powerlifter lives up to billing as favourite to lift title

OlympicsAugust 28, 2021
Tunisia's Raoua Tlili poses next to the digital scoreboard showing her world record and winning throw in women's shot put F41.
Tunisia's Tlili breaks own shot put world record to claim fifth Paralympic gold

Athlete wins fifth Paralympic gold and breaks own world record in the National Stadium

OlympicsAugust 27, 2021
Ibrahim Hamadtou, right, of Egypt and Park Hong-kyu, left, of South Korea greet each other after their competition in Class 6, Group E of men's table tennis at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo / Eugene Hoshiko)
Tokyo Paralympics: the Mena athletes in action on Day 3

UAE’s Noura Al Ketbi will be competing in women’s club throw on Friday

OlympicsAugust 27, 2021
Algeria's Abdelhalim Larbi blocks the ball during a men's preliminary goal ball match against Japan at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2021, in Chiba, Japan. (AP Photo / Kiichiro Sato)
Tokyo Paralympics: the Mena athletes in action on Day 2

Opening day of powerlifting at the Games on Thursday

OlympicsAugust 26, 2021
Handout photo dated 24/08/2021 provided by OIS of Torchbearers Yui Kamiji, Shunsuke Uchida and Karin Morisaki after lighting the Paralympic flame during the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games at Olympic Stadium in Japan. Picture date: Tuesday August 24, 2021.
All eyes on Tokyo Paralympics as the Games officially begin

Opening ceremony kicks-off 12 days of competition that will serve up some incredible stories along the way

OlympicsAugust 24, 2021
Lebanese athlete Arz Zahreddine.
Zahreddine aims to make Lebanon proud at Tokyo Paralympics

Athlete is the sole representative of his county at the Games and wants to race for his compatriots

Other SportAugust 24, 2021
Fireworks go off over the Olympic Stadium during the Closing Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, 08 August 2021. EPA / FRANCK ROBICHON
Tokyo 2020: best and worst of an incredible Games

We pick the most memorable performances and unforgettable incidents from the Summer Olympics

OlympicsAugust 09, 2021
Kalkidan Gezahegne, of Bahrain, celebrates after winning the silver medal in the women's 10,000 metres in Tokyo.
Tokyo 2020: All the Mena medallists from a thrilling Olympics - in pictures

Some star moments for the region's top performers

OlympicsAugust 08, 2021
Athletes compete in the women's 10,000m final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Javier SORIANO / AFP) (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO / AFP via Getty Images)
Tokyo 2020: Mena athletes in action on final day at Games

Bahrain's El Hassan El Abbassi will be eyeing podium finish in men's marathon

OlympicsAugust 07, 2021
Egypt's Feryal Abdelaziz poses with her gold medal in the women's kumite +61kg in the karate competition at a ceremony during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Alexander NEMENOV / AFP) (Photo by ALEXANDER NEMENOV / AFP via Getty Images)
Egypt's Abdelaziz creates history by winning karate gold

Heartbreak for Saudi Arabia's Tareq Hamdi in men’s 75kg final

OlympicsAugust 07, 2021
Israel's Linoy Ashram poses with her gold medal during the podium ceremony of the individual all-around final of the Rhythmic Gymnastics event during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Ariake Gymnastics centre in Tokyo, on August 7, 2021. (Photo by Lionel BONAVENTURE / AFP)
Linoy Ashram wins Israel’s first gold in rhythmic gymnastics

Ashram finished ahead of ROC's Dina Averina on Saturday

OlympicsAugust 07, 2021
Hokkaido , Japan - 7 August 2021; Peres Jepchirchir of Kenya crosses the finish line to win the women's marathon at Sapporo Odori Park on day 15 during the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games in Sapporo, Japan. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy / Sportsfile via Getty Images)
Tokyo 2020: the Mena athletes in action on Day 15

34 gold medals are available on the penultimate day of competition in Tokyo

OlympicsAugust 07, 2021
Egyptian diver Mohab Ishak will compete in the 10m platform preliminary round on Friday.
Tokyo 2020: the Mena athletes in action on Day 14

Middle East and North African athletes in action across numerous events and venues

OlympicsAugust 06, 2021
Abdel Rahman Al Masatfa of Jordan with his bronze medal at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo.
Al Masatfa wins Jordan's third ever Olympic medal after bronze in karate

Fighter defeated in low-scoring semi-final against Turkey's Eray Samdan

OlympicsAugust 05, 2021
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