Japanese wheelchair tennis star Tokito Oda won his second consecutive French Open and fourth Grand Slam singles title Saturday, defeating Argentina’s Gustavo Fernandez 7-5, 6-3 in the final.
Athletes and fans alike praised a “successful” World Para Athletics Championships on Saturday, lauding the tournament for its level of organization and accessibility on its last day in host city Kobe.
The Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships is the first time the Para Athletics World Championships has been held in an East-Asian country. Barrier Free Japan had a look at the entrance to the stadium on May 21st.
On April 27th Kobe City started to literally ‘fly the flag’ – put out flags in Kobe City – heralding the Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships to be held from May 17th – May 25th.
An event titled ‘PARAgrressive Day’ was held in various locations in Kobe. Barrier Free Japan made some videos!
As of the evening of April 28th 2024, Hirotada Ototake is set to lose the by-election for a House of Representatives seat. On April 23rd it was reported that someone was arrested for attacking a staffer working for Ototake.
On April 27th Kobe City started to literally ‘fly the flag’ – put out flags in Kobe City – heralding the Kobe 2024 Para Athletics World Championships to be held from May 17th – May 25th.
Sunday 21st of April marked twenty five days until The Para Athletics World Championships will be held in Kobe, Japan from May 17th – May 25th at the “Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium”.
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is co-hosting a ‘Disabled Sports Forum’ at Hitotsubashi University Hitotsubashi Auditorium on Saturday 3rd February 2024, for people who support sports for people with disabilities, in collaboration with the Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled and the Tokyo Parasports Instructors Council.
On November 22nd, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced through a press release that it is offering 200 tickers for spectators who have visual impairments for free for the Paris Paralympic Qualifier IBSA Judo Grand Prix which is to be held on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th December 2023 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
On November 22nd, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government announced through a press release that it is offering 200 tickers for spectators who have visual impairments for free for the Paris Paralympic Qualifier IBSA Judo Grand Prix which is to be held on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th December 2023 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
The World Para Athletics Championships is the world’s premier para athletics event established by the International Paralympic Committee. The first conference was held in Berlin, Germany in 1994, and since the fifth conference in Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011.
The Kobe Games were scheduled to be held in 2021, but were forced to be postponed twice due to the global pandemic of the new coronavirus.
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