Gunma Maebashi South Sudan Athletics camp acceptance extension until the Olympics 22 July 17:27
Maebashi City, which has accepted the long-term training camp of South Sudan's track and field athletes for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, officially announced a policy to extend the acceptance by furnishing additional costs for hometown tax payment as the event is postponed Did.
In South Sudan in Africa, sports facilities have not been developed due to the impact of the civil war, so Maebashi City in the host town has to pay for expenses such as hometown tax payment, and since November last year, a total of 5 track and field athletes and coaches have been added. We have been accepting people's long-term training camps.
The training camp was scheduled until this month, when the Tokyo tournament will be held, but with the postponement of the tournament, Mayor Ryu Yamamoto of Maebashi City announced his future policy on the 22nd.
As a result, after discussing with the South Sudan Olympic Committee, the training camp in Maebashi City will be extended until next year's Tokyo Games.
Maebashi City is collecting the player's stay expenses by hometown tax and has collected more than 20 million yen so far, and wants to try to secure additional expenses.
Mayor Yamamoto said, "The players want us to continue the training camp in Maebashi, which has pushed us back. I think there are various difficulties, but I would like to challenge."
Guem Abraham, a 1,500-meter boy, said, "I am grateful to all the people in Japan for such unimaginable support. I want to do my best at the tournament, aim for good records and medals." It was