Celebrate the achievements and inspiring stories of Paralympic athletes. Our Paralympic Tokyo 2020 category highlights the exceptional performances, triumphs over adversity, and inclusive spirit of these incredible sports personalities.
Lora Marie Fachie, MBE is an English racing cyclist who is visually impaired and competes in tandem road and track competitions. She and her pilot, Corrine Hall, are two-time world champions in the tandem road race and the 1 km…
Dylan Martin Alcott, OAM is a wheelchair basketball and wheelchair tennis player from Australia, as well as a radio host and motivational speaker. Alcott was a member of Australia’s men’s national wheelchair basketball team, dubbed the “Rollers” by locals. He…
Ashleigh Kate McConnell, OAM is an Australian Paralympic swimmer with a missing limb. She earned a gold medal for Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics and has been picked for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. At the Paralympics, Australia wins a…
Scott Peter Reardon, OAM is a Paralympic leg amputee sprinter and water skier from Australia. He won the world championships in water skiing in 2007 and 2009. He competed in athletics for Australia at the 2012 Summer Paralympics, winning a…
James Turner aka James Michael Apsley Turner, OAM is a cerebral palsy-affected Australian Paralympic athlete and soccer player. Turner has played for Australia’s Paralympic soccer team, the ParaRoos, and was named the squad’s player of the year in 2013. He…
Sir David Lee Pearson CBE is a 14-time gold medalist in Paralympic Games, having competed for Great Britain in para-equestrian events in Sydney, Athens, Beijing, London, Rio de Janeiro, and Tokyo. He has won 30 gold medals at the European,…
Kendall Gretsch is an American female triathlete, biathlete, and cross-country skier. She was born with spina bifida. She has competed in both Summer Paralympics and Winter Paralympics and has a unique distinction of winning gold medals in both Summer Paralympics…
Phoebe Paterson Pine, a para-athlete, suffers from spina bifida, as well as depression and anxiety. On the 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo, she earned a gold medal with 134 points. A para-archer is Phoebe Paterson Pine. She is from the United…
William John Bayley MBE is a British Paralympic table tennis player. He is the number one rank in the world. He won gold at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Games and was the 2014 World Champion. Bayley competed in the seventeenth…
Andrew Small is a paralympic athlete who suffers from a nerve condition. Andrew Small, a paralympic athlete, has a nerve injury impairment. Small suffers from both physical and neurological effects as a result of his nerve damage. Andrew weighed just…