Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture, which was scheduled to hold a pre-camp for the Algerian team of the Tokyo Paralympics, announced that it had stopped accepting it due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.
According to Kitamoto City, the city will be registered as a host town in Algeria and will accept about 70 people including representative players and staff from early to mid-August as the fourth pre-camp for wheelchair basketball and judo at the Tokyo Paralympics. did.
However, considering the spread of the new coronavirus infection and the progress of vaccination of the citizens, it is difficult to ensure the safety and security of the citizens as well as the Algerian athletes, so we decided to cancel the pre-camp on the 19th of this month. It means that.
The Kitamoto City Lifelong Learning Division commented, "I am sorry that I have prepared for the implementation, but I would like to continue to interact as a host town in Algeria."
In the prefecture, the pre-camp for Australian judo players scheduled to be held in Ageo City and Ina Town and Cuban martial arts players scheduled to be held in Higashimatsuyama City have also been canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus.