A Record 3.1 Million Requests were made for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Tickets
“The number is three times more than were requested during the same period for the London 2012 Paralympics and far exceeds the 2.3 million tickets available for the Games.”
Category: Paralympics
Japan Paralympic flame to be lit in more than 700 municipalities
“The flames of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics will be ignited in over 700 municipalities across all 47 of Japan’s prefectures before they unite for the torch relay, games organizers said…”It will be a symbol of an inclusive society,” Tokyo Games organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori said.”
Flower bouquets with a stuffed doll in the shape of Someity, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic mascot, will be handed to medal-winning athletes
“About 5,000 bouquets will be prepared to give to athletes at the medal ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. A stuffed doll of the games’ mascots, Miraitowa and Someity, will also be attached to to the bouquet.”
NHK reports that as the summer heat becomes a concern for Tokyo 2020, Japan’s Para team looks for ways to cool down [Video in English]
“NHK reports that as the summer heat becomes a concern for Tokyo 2020, Japan’s Para team looks for ways to cool down. From an NHK news report broadcast at 7pm on Sunday 10th 2019.”
Paralympic Japanese canoeist Monika Seryu hopes Tokyo 2020 Games will trigger social change
“”If people’s minds are changed, society will change as well,” Seryu told Kyodo News in a recent interview in Tokyo after giving a presentation at the Swedish Embassy during an event related to the 2020 Tokyo Games.”
Paralympics: IPC says marathon to proceed in Tokyo
“The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games marathon will proceed in the Japanese capital as planned, International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons said Thursday.”
Wheelchair rugby players look for spotlight amid World Cup excitement
“The Japanese Para-Sports Association and the country’s wheelchair rugby federation have organized an international tournament in Tokyo during the Rugby World Cup partly in a bid to raise the recognition of the sport ahead of the Paralympics.The five-day World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge 2019, which opens Wednesday, will see eight of the top-10 teams battling it out at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.”
What will be the Legacy of the Tokyo Paralympics?
“Making Japan more accessible will pay dividends beyond the disabled community. Japan’s population is aging rapidly, and the number of seniors using wheelchairs, canes or crutches is only going to grow.”
Japan’s Olympics Minister hopes for “efficient transport system” after Rugby World Cup delays
“The newly appointed minister in charge of the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Seiko Hashimoto, said: “”I want the factors that contributed to the traffic delay to be identified and any issues fixed,” “
Tokyo 2020 organizers falling short of ‘diversity & harmony’ slogan [Mainichi Shimbun Editorial]
“Keyed to the slogan “diversity and harmony,” the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are being ballyhooed as events that will spur the creation of an inclusive society here in Japan. However, we must question whether those running the games have truly dedicated themselves to this goal.”
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