Tokyo 2020 Paralympics Games: 5 More Paralympic Records Fall at Day 5 Prelims
5 more Paralympic Records fell on day 5 prelims, along with a handful of continental records.
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5 more Paralympic Records fell on day 5 prelims, along with a handful of continental records.
Day five at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre sees first Paralympic victory of the Italian star and fourth gold for Belarus Para swimming icon
Imagen Hungary's London 2019 world champion Fanni Illes will be looking for her first Paralympic Games medal in August at Tokyo 2020 ⒸFanni IllesBy Mary Barber| For World Para Swimming Fanni Illes had never been swimming when her father made a light-hearted prediction that she would qualify for the Paralympic Games four years later. She was 12 years old and had just been given her first swimsuit. But to his surprise and delight, not only would his daughter compete at Beijing 2008, but, at 16, she would be the youngest athlete to represent Hungary at the Games. Illes went on to qualify ...