Regarding Takahiro Hasegawa, an archery player who declined to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics due to a violation, the JPC = Japan Paralympic Committee has revoked his qualification as a representative player.
According to the All Japan Archery Federation of the Physically Handicapped, Hasegawa declined to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics because he committed a violation of touching multiple bows of other athletes without permission during the practice in July.
The federation submitted a withdrawal notice to JPC as a serious act that could lead to injury or accident to the player, and JPC revoked Hasegawa's qualification as a representative on the 22nd.
With this, the number of Japanese national team players facing the Tokyo Paralympics has decreased by one to 254.
Junichi Kawai, chairman of JPC, who is the head of the Japanese team, said, "I am very sorry for the expectations of people who support and support parasports and paraathletes on a daily basis. We will once again call attention to groups, athletes and officers, and instruct them to act with high morality and ethics. "