神戸の障害者は、障害者が殺害された場所でのパラリンピックトーチイベントに反対している
しかし、一部の障害者権利団体は、非常に多くの障害者が殺害または負傷した場所の近くでパラリンピックイベントを開催するという考えに同意していません。
Category: Tokyo 2020
Kobe Disability Rights group protests Paralympic Torch Ceremony at the site where people with disabilities were killed
A disability rights group is protesting against a Paralympic Torch Ceremony that is scheduled to be held near a care home where people with disabilities were killed in 2016.
Autistic Man and Father to be Olympic Torchbearer
Shiita Kokubo, a 20-year-old autistic living in Toyohashi, Aichi Prefecture, will run as a Tokyo Olympic torchbearer with his father to show their appreciation for people who have supported them.
880 Flame Events to Precede Tokyo Paralympics
Flame festivals and visits will take place in 43 of Japan’s 47 prefectures on Aug. 12-16, while the remaining four prefectures–Tokyo, Shizuoka, Chiba and Saitama–where Paralympic Games venues are located, will host similar events and the Paralympic torch relay from Aug. 17, according to a detailed program for Paralympic flame-related events announced by the organizing committee.
Olympic Games Minister apologizes for “lack of consideration” over absent sign language interpreter
Minister Marukawa pointed out that “diversity and harmony are one of the basic concepts of the Tokyo Games,” and said, “I am very disappointed to hear that the Organizing Committee did not make any special efforts to provide sign language interpreters for the ceremony.
Paralympic flame ceremony planned at site of Sagamihara massacre
Nobuyuki Hirota, head of Sagamihara’s Olympic and Paralympic promotion section, said he remains committed to honoring the victims and survivors of the massacre of disabled people.
Japanese disabled sports association to promote use of ‘parasports’ term
The Japanese Para-Sports Association (JPSA), the body that oversees sports for the disabled in Japan, wants to promote the use of the term “parasports” ahead of the Paralympics in Tokyo this summer, according to sources.
International Paralympic Committee President doesn’t “see a possibility of cancellation at this stage” for Tokyo Games
International Paralympic Committee President Andrew Parsons voiced his confidence that the Tokyo Paralympics, which was pushed back by one year due to the coronavirus pandemic, will be held this summer as scheduled.
More than 30 Japanese Paralympic athletes anxiously await classification for Tokyo Games
Athletes’ disabilities are classified for the Paralympics to ensure fair competition. In athletics, this results in the men’s 100 meters being split into 16 different categories.
International Paralympic Committee welcomes new Tokyo 2020 President Seiko Hashimoto
IPC President Andrew Parsons congratulated Seiko Hashimoto on her appointment as the new President of the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee.
