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Disability sport will have a important part to play in building a "new normal" when the coronavirus crisis eases, says the head of the International Paralympic Committee.

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games was postponed until 2021 because of the pandemic, although IPC president Andrew Parsons insists it will not threaten the sport's future.

"We are looking at the positives, what the new world will be when it comes to inclusion and diversity," Parsons told BBC Sport.

"We don’t want to go back to normal, normal has failed. We want to build a new normal.

"We need a world that is built by all, for all, and I think the Paralympics will have a very strong message here."

Parsons also says there is "a need for more discussion" about the impact of Covid-19 on people with impairment and disability, adding the IPC is lobbying national governments to discuss the issue more.