Wheelchair rugby experience meeting for Tokyo Para Saitama Tokorozawa August 8, 20:04
For next year's Tokyo Paralympics, a “wheelchair rugby” experience meeting for citizens was held in Tokorozawa City, Saitama Prefecture.
Tokorozawa City was opened to raise interest in sports for people with disabilities in front of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, and about 30 people, including elementary and junior high school students and their parents, participated in the gymnasium.
Participants first experienced the impact of the “wheelchairs” colliding with each other under the guidance of Hitoshi Ogawa and Shungo Nakamachi who are aiming to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics.
After this, a group of three people played a mini-game, and those who were initially unfamiliar gradually gradually controlled the wheelchair to stop the opponent's attack or connect the pass to score It was.
A 4th grade elementary school girl who participated said, “It was difficult at first, but once I got used to it, I was able to operate the wheelchair well. .
Ogawa, who served as a lecturer, said, “While wheelchair rugby is still not well recognized, I want you to be interested and come to see the game.”