Tokyo Para Powerlifting Test Competition Ends Issue Improvement September 27, 17:25
One of the Tokyo Paralympics competitions, the Powerlifting Test Tournament has finished its two-day schedule, and operational issues such as complicated flow lines have been found, and the Organizing Committee of the Tournament will work on improvements.
The powerlifting test tournament, in which athletes with disabilities, etc. compete for the weight of the barbell lifted by the bench press, was held on the 26th and 27th at the Tokyo International Forum, the actual venue in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. It was done
The top athletes from Japan gathered for the tournament, and Hideki Odo, who participated in the Paralympic Games for three consecutive tournaments, participated in the 88km class for men.
Odo challenged the 197km lined up personal best in the last 3rd time and raised the barbell, but it was judged as a failure because the speed was slowed down, and the record was 1st out of 3 in the second 190km have become.
Odo said, “The atmosphere on the stage was very good. The more people there are to support, the more powerful the audience is, so it ’s best if the audience enters,” he said.
In this test tournament, the competition organizations and athletes raised voices pointing out operational issues such as the lack of toilets for disabled people and the complexity of traffic lines due to large facilities, and the organization of the tournament for the next year's production The committee wants to work with the competition group to make improvements.