On August 19, the first group of about 190 members of the Chinese sports delegation for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games departed from the China Paralympic Sports Management Center to the Capital International Airport and took a chartered flight to Tokyo, Japan.
The first batch of teams include athletes participating in cycling, swimming, blind goalball and track and field events. As the first batch of athletes to arrive, they will adapt to the local temperature as soon as possible, familiarize themselves with the venue and competition area, understand the overall situation of their opponents, adjust their physical and mental status, and cooperate. Appropriate physical training, and strive to play the best competitive state in the game.
According to the schedule, the second group of athletes will arrive in Tokyo on August 20, with about 120 people from weightlifting, table tennis, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair fencing, and rowing; the third group of archery, boccia, blind football, and judo There are about 105 people in volleyball, triathlon, wheelchair tennis, and team clubs. The arrival time is August 22. The last group of athletes will arrive on August 26, including badminton, kayaking, shooting, taekwondo, and a total of about 50 people. .
It is reported that the total number of the Chinese delegation to Tokyo this time is 437, including 251 athletes (including 119 male athletes and 132 female athletes), 186 coaches, staff, and competition support personnel.
Among them, the chairman of the China Disabled Persons’ Federation Zhang Haidi served as the head, the chairman Zhou Changkui served as the executive head, and the deputy chairman Wang Meimei served as the deputy head.
They will also travel to Tokyo with the group to witness this grand event and cheer for the Chinese Paralympics.
(Reporter Wen Mengxin produced Le Xiaomin)
Editor in charge: 【Luo Pan】