Para-athletic world championship Official agreement from August 26th next year Corona impact April 30th 16:00
The Para Athletics World Championship, which was planned to be held in Kobe City in September next year, will be postponed to next year as it will be right after the Tokyo Paralympics, and the schedule will be 10 days from August 26. Kobe City and IPC = International Paralympic Committee formally agreed.
The next event of the Para-Athletic World Championships, which is held every two years, was scheduled to be held in Kobe next September, but only 12 days after the Tokyo Paralympic Games were closed due to the influence of the new coronavirus. Therefore, the IPC = International Paralympic Committee, which hosts the tournament, has officially agreed to postpone the schedule by about one year.
The new schedule will be 10 days from August 26th to September 4th next year.
It is expected that approximately 1,300 athletes from about 100 regions will participate in the Para-athletic World Championships, and Akemi Masuda, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Tournament, said, "We considered the schedule so that the athletes can participate in the best conditions. I would like to work on preparations for an exciting and exciting tournament. "