Para Athletics World Championship in September next year Postponed to next year April 27 18:39

Due to the postponement of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, the Para Athletics World Championship, which was scheduled to be held in Kobe City in September next year, has been postponed for about one year, and it will be opened again in August next year. Kobe City and the IPC = International Paralympic Committee I found out that the final adjustment was made by interviewing the people concerned.

The Para Athletics World Championship was held once every two years, and the next tournament was scheduled to be held in Kobe City from September 17th next year on a 10-day schedule.

However, due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the Tokyo Paralympic Games was postponed for one year, and the world championship began just 12 days after the Paralympic Games closed, so Kobe City will discuss with the IPC hosting the event. I have been proceeding.

As a result, according to the people involved in Kobe City, the world championship was postponed for about one year, saying that there are many difficulties such as physical condition management of athletes and movement of related people, and it will be postponed for 10 days from August 26, 2022 next year. It turned out that the final adjustment is in progress by setting the schedule.

Para Athletics is expected to attract 1,300 athletes from about 100 countries and regions and a total of 100,000 spectators, and Kobe City will compete at the event after the spread of the new coronavirus has ended. I would like to contribute to the promotion of the local economy of.