Para-taekwondo world champion Lisa Gjessing has called the sport "a very big gift to me" as she targets long-awaited Paralympic glory next year.

Olympic and Paralympic sponsor Bridgestone have unveiled designs for buses and bus-stops at the Tokyo 2020 Athletes' Village which will allow easier access to transport.

World Para Powerlifting has announced that power assist suits created by technology giants Panasonic will be used at next year's Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

The United Arab Emirates Paralympic Games team have received the perfect boost for next year's showpiece event in Tokyo, thanks to a new sponsor.

Egypt beat hosts Rwanda in straight sets to win the Men's ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships and qualify for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Japanese Para-triathlete Mami Tani has starred in a new visual campaign promoting the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.

Rwanda booked their place at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics by winning the Women's ParaVolley Africa Sitting Volleyball Championships on home soil in Kigali.

Tokyo 2020's sports director Koji Murofushi has said the Paralympics are "just as important" for the Japanese capital as the Olympic Games.

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has announced that worldwide tickets and packages for Tokyo 2020 will be available tomorrow.

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) vice-president Duane Kale praised the "great enthusiasm" on show in Japan as the country marked one-year-to-go before Tokyo 2020.

Asian Paralympic Committee President Majid Rashed believes that Tokyo 2020 will leave a legacy throughout the entire continent.

Paralympics New Zealand (PNZ) marked the one-year-to-go celebrations before Tokyo 2020 by hosting the sixth edition of their Prime Minister's Dinner in Auckland.

The medals for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics have been revealed as celebrations were held today marking one-year-to-go.

Tickets for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics will go on sale for the first time from tomorrow in host nation Japan.