“We hope to have the collaboration and support from all our national federations as we do everything possible to serve our wheelchair basketball community and make sure wheelchair basketball secures it place in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games and future Paralympic Games,” Mehrens said on the IWBF website.
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) has warned the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation (IWBF) that the removal of wheelchair basketball from the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games is one of the options it could pursue unless the federation implements an IPC approved action plan to improve athlete classification by 29 May 2020.
As Tokyo prepares to host its second games after 56 years, some of the former volunteers are hoping to make another impact. Meanwhile, their experience has inspired the younger generation to take a leading role as the games approach.
The Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) annouced on Wednesday 15th January that applications for participation in the second lottery for sales of Paralympic Games tickets will be accepted from residents of Japan during the period of 15 – 29 January 2020.
Written with extracts translated from TV Asahi Januarty 14th 2020 Yasuhiko Funago, A member of the House of Councilors, andContinue Reading
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.
While the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games are touted as a chance to create a more inclusive society, a Kyodo News survey showed 66 percent of respondents did not see any improvement in accessibility or understanding of disabilities since 2013, when Tokyo was awarded hosting rights. In comparison, 34 percent said they had noticed progress.
Toshiro Ueda is convinced a brighter future for Japan’s disabled — and society as a whole — is built through the acts of one individual at a time.
With less than eight months to go until the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, groups and individuals are trying to step up accessibility in the capital.
“Do you want to be part of one of Paralympic history? Then apply now to be one of the Paralympic cast member!”
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