One wheelchair basketball Japanese national team candidate does not meet Tokyo Para participation qualifications September 18 18:52
The wheelchair basketball international competition group re-examined the obstacles of athletes in each country in response to instructions from the IPC = International Paralympic Committee, and as a result, in Japan It turned out that it was judged that he did not meet the eligibility requirements.
This was announced by the Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation on the 8th.
Regarding wheelchair basketball, the IPC has a problem in classifying players and warns that it may be excluded from the competitions of the Tokyo Paralympic Games if not improved, and in response to this, the International Federation of Wheelchair Basketball is informed. We re-examined the obstacle.
In Japan, 14 athletes were selected as representative candidates for men and women in the class with the lightest handicap of "4.5" and the second lightest of "4". The Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation has one of these female players. It was revealed that people were judged not to qualify for the Tokyo Paralympic Games next year.
This athlete's disability was judged not to meet the IPC's requirements to qualify for the Paralympic Games, which means that the Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation has accepted the judgment after discussing with this player.
On the other hand, the other 13 players were judged to be eligible for participation.
Toshihiko Tamagawa, Chairman of the Japan Wheelchair Basketball Federation, commented that "the most important thing to protect is the dignity of the players. We will continue to cooperate with the relevant parties and make every effort not to invite such a thing again." ..