Paralympic

A Bay Area Paralympian, unable to train because of the coronavirus pandemic, has taken up a new challenge: making face masks

Zion Clark was born without legs. He moves around with the help of a wheelchair. But, at 21, he’s not one to dwell on what he doesn’t have. Gordon Tokumatsu reports for the NBC4 News at 6 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 9, 2019.

Clark weighs 97 pounds and is 3 feet 2 inches tall but his physical feats would be remarkable for someone with legs. He back flips, wrestles and wins Paralympic track championships, all of it documented on social media.

A bill spurred by Larry Nassar’s sex crimes and other mishandled abuse cases would allow Congress to fire the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee’s entire board and would quadruple the money the federation provides to the U.S. Center for SafeSport. The bill, to be introduced Tuesday, is the most far-reaching response to 18 months of outrage, investigations and recriminations in...

Cannabis has been legalized in some parts of the world, but the Tokyo Olympics’ chief executive reminded potential visitors to the games that the substance is against the law in Japan.

Tokyo’s Olympics may become known as the “Robot Games.” Organizers on Friday showed off robots that will be used at the new National Stadium to provide assistance for fans using wheelchairs. Tokyo Olympic official Masaaki Komiya pointed out that Japan is known for its robot technology, and the 2020 Summer Games are a good place to show off.

The 2020 Olympics will open in two years, and the heat is on. Since being awarded the games, which will be the largest ever with 33 sports and 339 events, Tokyo organizers have had to deal with a series of setbacks ranging from stadium and construction delays, natural disasters and a mascot scandal. It was all brought sharply into focus...

The former Meghan Markle is making her first joint appearance with Queen Elizabeth II on an official royal visit to the northwest of England.

Japanese telecommunications company NTT showcased their latest technological endeavor: holograms in near-real time displaying miniature figures without the use of body sensors.

Tokyo used its famous 1964 Olympics to show off a miraculous recovery from defeat in World War II. Japan was back after just 19 years with high-speed trains, geeky gadgets, and dazzling efficiency. Tokyo’s back again with the 2020 Summer Olympics, this time with something different to prove.

Russia was banned Monday from the upcoming Pyeongchang Paralympics because of its doping past. However, the International Paralympic Committee said about 30-35 Russians will be allowed to compete in five sports as neutral athletes at the games, which run from March 8-18. That mirrors the situation for next month’s Olympics. The Russian team has been barred, but 169 Russians have...

The most talked-about athlete in the Paralympics barely plays, but who cares? The diminutive but hard-nosed reserve forward on South Korea’s sled hockey team proudly admits he’s just happy to be here. After all, Choi Kwang Hyouk has come a long way.

Oscar Pistorius’ prison sentence was more than doubled to 13 years and five months on Friday, a surprisingly dramatic intervention by South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal in the Olympic athlete’s fate after the murder of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. In an announcement that took a matter of minutes, Supreme Court Justice Willie Seriti said a panel of judges unanimously upheld...

It’s almost Halloween and you can expect people to throw a costume together last minute. The same can’t be said for Josh Sundquist, who says he is always thinking about what he’ll wear for the spooky holiday. Sundquist’s unique costumes have brought him admirers on social media The 33-year-old Virginia native, who lost his leg to a rare form of...

Bon Jovi, Taylor Lautner and Tatyana McFadden stop by the set to visit Ellen....
Lautner, star of “Scream Queens,” stops by to talk about the show, his abs and the wild way he fed giraffes at the zoo. The former “Twilight” star shares that fans will caress his stomach without even asking him, and says it’s a weird phenomenon that fans...

Things are starting to get a bit weird in the Olympic Village. Now that a lot of the athletes’ events are over and they have some time on their hands, well, strange things can happen.