The Tokyo Paralympic Games will open today: Allow students to watch the games to prevent the new crown epidemic

　　China News Service, August 24. According to Kyodo News Agency of Japan, Tokyo, where the new crown epidemic continues to spread, will once again host a sports event for the disabled in nearly 57 years. Following the Olympics, the Paralympics will be empty on the evening of the 24th at the National Arena. Hold the opening ceremony.

In order to prevent infection, the game starting on the 25th is also empty in principle.

On August 24, 2020 local time, many landmarks in Tokyo, Japan, held light-up events to greet the 1st anniversary of the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games in 2020.

The picture shows the lit text on the sky tree.

　　According to reports, Tokyo hosted the second Paralympic Games in 1964. This is the sixteenth. This is the first time that two summer Paralympics have been held in the same city.

　　Kyodo News Agency pointed out that in an era when the discrimination and prejudice against the disabled are even greater than they are now, the 1964 Paralympics sowed the seeds of disabled sports for Japan. Can the current Paralympics once again become an opportunity to change Japanese society? Stand the test.

　　The three prefectures of Tokyo, Chiba, Saitama, and Shizuoka are in the emergency declaration period.

Although the "School Joint Watching Project" that will provide children and students with the opportunity to watch the game will be implemented, the schools and parents have received mixed reviews on this.

　　Similar to the Olympic Games, in order to prevent infection, the "bubble method" is adopted to isolate athletes and related persons from contact with the outside. However, there are athletes who cannot avoid contact due to nursing care and have underlying diseases, and there are many factors that are worrying.

　　International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Chairman Parsons met with Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike on the 23rd and expressed his "commitment to implement the (anti-epidemic) measures without slack."

　　IPC announced on the 23rd that about 4,500 athletes from 161 countries and regions and refugee delegations will participate, the largest number in history.

Including the new events of badminton and taekwondo, a total of 22 major events and 539 minor events will be held. The Japanese delegation will have the largest number of 254 people in history to participate in all events.