Wheelchair Basketball Japan National Team Focus on winning medals February 2 21:36
IPC = Japan National Coach Shinpei Oikawa, head coach of the Japan Men's National Team, said that the International Paralympic Committee warned that wheelchair basketball could be excluded from the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Things will not change, "he said, concentrating on the competition for the Tokyo Paralympic Games.
On the 2nd, a ceremony was held at the Tokyo Paralympic Games to commemorate the completion of the Ariake Arena, a venue for wheelchair basketball.
And, if Japanese men's candidates Hiroaki Kosai and Renshi Toriumi played a red and white battle on a brand-new court and showed a powerful play with a quick wheelchair judgment, about 4,500 spectators applauded greatly. Was.
Regarding wheelchair basketball, the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation has warned that it may not be included in the Tokyo Paralympic Games competitions because the International Federation of Wheelchair Basketball does not adhere to the rules for classifying players according to their disabilities.
Coach Shinpei Oikawa, head of Japan's Japan National Team, told the interview, "I will not lose anything towards my goal of winning a medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games even if it may be excluded. The stage will be completed and the body will be tightened and feelings will increase, "he said, concentrating on the competition for the Paralympic Games.