Tennis United States Open Wheelchair Part Change Held Kunieda's Thoughts on June 28, 20:02
Regarding the wheelchair part of the US Open of tennis, after it was announced that it was canceled due to prevention of infection with the new coronavirus, Shingo Kunieda wheelchair tennis player expressed his thoughts after it was decided to hold again It was.
Regarding the US Open, one of the four major tennis tournaments that will open on August 31, this year, it was necessary to limit the number of people involved in order to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus, so the wheelchair section was temporarily suspended. Was announced.
However, after that, the organizers decided to hold the meeting after a series of protests that the IPC = International Olympic Committee and some top athletes discriminate against athletes in wheelchairs.
Regarding this, Kunieda, the world's No. 1 male wheelchair tennis player, said at a press conference after the tennis event held on the 28th, ``I think that discrimination is because the market is still smaller than that of healthy people's tennis. I did not,” and understood the organizer's initial judgment in terms of awareness and popularity of wheelchair tennis.
After that, regarding participation in the US Open that will be held, "I will participate if there are points reflected in the world ranking, but I will look at the situation of infection in the United States," he said. In view of the ongoing spread of infection in Japan, I showed a stance to prioritize safety and make decisions.