Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo 🇯🇵 | Episode 1

Meet extraordinary athletes battling to make it to Tokyo 2020, including a British doctor who balances his work and table tennis, a female wheelchair basketball player in Afghanistan, and a Japanese canoeist carrying the hopes of a nation. Around the world, athlete preparations are thrown into chaos when the Paralympics are postponed.
'Rising Phoenix: Road to Tokyo' follows the stories of 12 athletes from 11 countries as they strive to get ahead of their competitors, overcome unexpected obstacles and train through a global pandemic to make it to Tokyo 2020, the Paralympic Games that almost never happened. Witness their triumphs and defeats, elation and heartbreak - and see first-hand the dedication, skill and resilience required to make it to the Paralympics.
Directed by Mat Whitecross
Produced by Fiona Neilson and Barnaby Spurrier
Executive Producers: Greg Nugent, John Battsek, Yvette Fung and Jack Thorne
Road to Tokyo is a Harder Than You Think production in association with Ventureland.
For more Rising Phoenix stories, visit www.risingphoenix.global or follow @risingphxglobal on social.
The International Paralympic Committee's vision is to make for an inclusive world through Para sport. Our mission is to lead the Paralympic Movement, oversee the delivery of the Paralympic Games and support members to enable Para athletes to achieve sporting excellence.
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[@andrejbjorn]

Fantastic cut. Good job, guys. Very emotional and inspiring.❤

[@katdekarachisimba1056]

Im blown away by this spectacular and beautiful inspiring stories of Para athletes! And I cannot imagine why this docu-series isnt on Netflix or why it hasnt gotten more views!! Crazy!

[@Elisa-s7k7k]

Meine Freundin hat dieses Video ihrem Freund gezeigt und jetzt wollen sie es auch versuchen. Ich freue mich schon auf den Bericht🍒