Tokyo Para 1 year postponed IPC announces new qualifying method for 11 competitions May 1 17:11
Due to the postponement of the Tokyo Paralympic Games by one year due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the IPC = International Paralympic Committee announced a new qualifying method for 11 sports, which is half of the total.
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus, the opening of the Tokyo Paralympic Games has been postponed to August next year, and the international competitions that each sports organization positions as qualifying have been canceled.
In response, the IPC announced a new qualifying method for 11 out of 22 events held at the Tokyo Games on the 30th.
Among them, on the track where 16 Japanese athletes have been unveiled as representatives, the qualifying period will be extended for one year, while maintaining the participation quotas that each country has acquired so far.
Also, for swimming races for which quotas have already been assigned to each country, qualifying will not be redone, and in the future domestic selection races will be promoted.
In other competitions as well, there were no major changes regarding the job offers, etc., and the host country quotas given to Japan by boccia and goalball were maintained.
The IPC will announce new qualifying methods for all competitions later this month.
In addition, the IPC responded that Chairman Mori of the organizing committee mentioned in an interview in some newspapers a plan to integrate the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Yes, it is important to note that it is not that of the Organizing Committee, IPC, IOC = International Olympic Committee, we are working with all important partners to ensure that the Games are held as planned. ".