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UK-based civil engineering company Sir Robert McAlpine has agreed a deal to sponsor the ParalympicsGB governing body ahead of this year’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Athletics
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Japanese football authorities have suspended J.League and Levain Cup matches until mid-March, due to the coronavirus outbreak
Football
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Four Italian Serie A football matches were postponed at the weekend after an outbreak of coronavirus cases in the north of the country
Para Sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Electronics company Samsung has signed as a top-tier Gold Partner of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games in the ‘Wireless Communications Equipment’ category.
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Confectionery brand Cadbury Australia has become an official partner of the Australian Olympic and Paralympic teams for Tokyo 2020
Para Sport
Events

The International Olympic Committee will open a temporary Paralympic Museum in Tokyo this August and September
Para Sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Ceremonial Paralympic torch flame lighting festivals will take place in all Japanese prefectures in August, to be followed by the Paralympic torch relay itself, Tokyo 2020 organisers said yesterday
Para Sport
Governance

Indian Paralympic medal-winner Deepa Malik has been elected president of the Paralympic Committee of India. Malik, who won silver in shot putt F-53 at Rio 2016, was elected unopposed
Para Sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The British Paralympic Association has signed up  Nestlé Cereals UK to sponsor ParalympicsGB.
Multi-sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has expanded its commercial portfolio ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games by signing up British Airways as an official airline partner
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Sponsorship & Marketing

Japanese automotive manufacturer Toyota and multi-national oil and gas company BP have agreed a deal with Channel 4 to become joint sponsors of the UK commercial broadcaster’s coverage of the 2020 summer P…
Para Sport
Governance

The Asian Paralympic Committee has launched a strategic plan which will take the governing body through to 2023, and follows the launch last July of the International Paralympic Committee's global plan
Para Sport
Events

International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons believes that this summer’s Paralympics in Tokyo will be the first edition of the Games to sell out ahead of the opening ceremony.
Para Sport
Sponsorship & Marketing

Japanese energy company JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy Corporation has agreed a deal to become a supporting partner of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Torch Relay
Para Sport
Events

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has confirmed that marathon events at the 2020 summer Paralympic Games will remain in Tokyo, but it has brought forward start times of para triathlon events…
Para Sport
Media

The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) will work with Japanese public-service broadcaster NHK to produce an official documentary film for next year’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo.
Para Sport
Events

International Paralympic Committee (IPC) president Andrew Parsons has stated organisers of the 2020 summer Paralympic Games have received “unprecedented” demand for tickets, adding that applications for…
Para Sport
Events

World Para Powerlifting's World Cup will span four continents for the first time in 2020, with Thailand staging its first international para powerlifting competition in Nakhon Ratchasima from Feburary…