The test tournament for each competition, which had been suspended due to the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, was resumed in wheelchair rugby, and we confirmed how to proceed with measures to prevent infection with the new coronavirus.
The test tournament of the Tokyo tournament was suspended due to the one-year postponement of the tournament for the purpose of confirming management issues for each competition using the actual competition venue, but from the 3rd it will be wheelchair rugby. It has resumed.
The test tournament was held privately from the 3rd at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, which is the same as the actual test, and confirmation was made on how to proceed with infection control measures for the new coronavirus.
Among them, the staff of the Games Organizing Committee and the athletes who are candidates for the Japanese national team should keep a distance of 2 meters or more, and thoroughly disinfect the wheels and balls of the competition wheelchair, from the floor of the gymnasium to the chairs used by the staff. We conducted this and examined how it would affect the time schedule of competition management.
In wheelchair rugby, many athletes have low respiratory function due to the effects of disabilities, and there is a high risk that they will become seriously ill if infected with the new corona. It means that we have taken more thorough measures against infection, such as doing so.
Yasuo Mori, Deputy Director of the Games Management Bureau of the Organizing Committee, said, "It was a very good experience because the work and preparations for management will change due to the addition of corona measures. It's important to keep going. "
From now on, the test competition will be held in 17 competitions over the next month.