1 year until the Tokyo Paralympics Tokyo seen by foreign players on August 21 at 19:04
A year after the Tokyo Paralympic Games, overseas Para players who visited Tokyo this summer said, “I want to make the station elevator display easier to see.” “When I heard the road, I couldn't communicate in English. Pointed out the issue, “It was very difficult.”
An international para table tennis tournament was held in Minato-ku, Tokyo for three days from the 1st of this month, and around 180 people from 23 countries and regions participated, including the world's top players who are expected to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics.
Among them, German players stayed in Tokyo for about a week and took a train to tour the city before the tournament and went to visit the nearby athlete village where construction is underway.
Baus Valentin, who won the silver medal at the last Rio de Janeiro tournament, said, “It was nice to be calm and have friendly people even though there were many people.”
On the other hand, a 54-year-old veteran who participated in the Paralympic Games for seven consecutive days, Bormert Jochen said, “I felt it was very difficult to find the elevator sign at the station. “It ’s better to put a sign at the entrance.” He pointed out that the elevator display is inadequate for people with disabilities.
“There are only a few wheelchairs in the current elevator, and there are only a few.
Greve Steffi, who won the silver medal at the Rio de Janeiro tournament, said, “What I felt in most public places was that more people would be able to speak English. It was difficult to communicate and it was difficult when I heard the road, "he said, and pointed out the issue of communication in the town.