Paralympics: Tokyo to see record number of competing nations

This year's Tokyo Paralympics will set a participation record with athletes from around 170 national organizing bodies competing, surpassing the record 164 bodies that took part in the 2012 London games, a source with knowledge of the matter said Thursday.This raises hope that the efforts of Japan's government and the International Paralympic Committee will deliver a celebration that enhances the acceptance of people of different nationalities and religions as well as the disabled in more and more developing and warring nations.Although the London Paralympics, when 15 national organizing co…READ FULL ARTICLE