Less than half of the players in their 10s and 20s are strengthening players in Tokyo Para

Less than half of the players in their 10s and 20s are strengthening players in Tokyo Para. February 24 4:22

According to a survey conducted by NHK targeting the Paralympic sports groups in 25 days to reach the Tokyo Paralympics in half a year, among the strengthened designated players who are candidates for Japan, teens and 20s players are Less than half, more than 70% believe that young players are not finding enough.

NHK conducted a questionnaire survey of all 26 sporting organizations in Japan in the six months since the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Among them, we asked about the strengthened designated players who are candidates for Japan national team, and there were responses from 24 organizations, and out of a total of 533 people, "teens" and "20s" were 245 in total, 45% of the total, It turned out that it was less than half.

On the other hand, “over 40s” is 113 people, more than 20% of the total. Furthermore, when asked about excavation of players with an eye on the Tokyo Paralympic Games, 76% of respondents answered that they were "insufficient" and "slightly inadequate," and most organizations did not adequately search for young players I understood that.

There are many reasons for this, such as "there are few human resources involved in the efforts" or "lack of information on disabled people who are likely to become promising players".

Others commented that there was no choice but to give priority to strengthening the immediate Tokyo Paralympic Games, such as "The activities for the Tokyo Paralympic Games are the main focus and we cannot secure human resources for excavation."

Professor Noriaki Fujita of Nippon Welfare University, who is studying the relationship between parasports and society, says, "It is necessary to create a system that allows people with disabilities to receive sports information as a whole society. School teachers and rehabilitation who come into contact with young people with disabilities I think that getting the physical therapists in the facilities to have knowledge of parasports will be effective in finding athletes. "

Para player excavation questionnaire details

This survey was conducted by NHK on all 26 sporting organizations in Japan. When asked about excavation of athletes, we asked about strengthened designated athletes who would be candidates for Japan National Team.

There are 533 strengthened designated players in total, 63 teens and 182 people in their 20s, and a total of 245 teens and 20s, 45% of the total. It turned out that it was less than half.

In addition, 175 people in their 30s, 79 people in their 40s, 26 people in their 50s, and 8 people in their 60s and over were 113 people in their 40s and over, totaling 113 people. More than 20%.

In addition, all 26 organizations responded to the search for players after the Tokyo Paralympic Games, with 11 respondents most responding "insufficient" and 9 responding "slightly insufficient". It turns out that 20 organizations, 76%, think they have not been able to find enough young players.

When asked in multiple answers about the cause, 14 respondents said that "there are few human resources involved in the effort", followed by "Insufficient information on disabled people who are likely to become promising players" Thirteen organizations and more than half of them all chose.

Seven more organizations chose these two more than once.

Elsewhere, 11 organizations answered "insufficient funding", 7 organizations answered "low recognition of sports", and 3 organizations answered "insufficient facilities for sports and hands-on events".

Competitors said that the Tokyo Paralympic Games were approaching immediately, such as `` The focus is on activities for the Tokyo Paralympic Games and we cannot secure human resources for excavation '' or `` We will strengthen training from next year to focus on the Tokyo Games '' Some commented that strengthening had to be prioritized.