IPC = International Paralympic Committee Chairman Parsons was "disappointed and disappointed" about the series of power seizures by the Taliban in Afghanistan despite the UN resolution "Olympic truce" calling for a truce during the Olympic and Paralympic Games. It was. "
IPC President Parsons attended a press conference looking back on the first half of the Games on the 30th, the seventh day of the Games.
Despite the UN General Assembly's resolution calling for a truce in all conflicts around the world from seven days before the opening of the Olympic Games to seven days after the closing of the Paralympics, the Taliban's seizure of power in Afghanistan "I was disappointed and disappointed that the truce was not respected," he said.
Following the collapse of Afghanistan's administration, the participation of the team in the Tokyo Paralympics was temporarily postponed, but the two athletes who were able to evacuate abroad turned around with the support of the IPC and the Games Organizing Committee and came to Japan. And now I can participate in the tournament.
"We were able to participate because of the great cooperation. International efforts have led the players to this point," said Parsons.
Looking back on the first half of the tournament, he said, "It's the best tournament and it's better than I expected. Corona had a big impact on the players' preparation for the tournament, which should have been difficult, but I could see a lot of creativity. And I was excited to see the players fighting Corona. "
And, as a doctor in Spain, Susana Rodriguez, who participated in this tournament as a doctor and won a gold medal in the visually impaired class of triathlon girls, was introduced with the word "symbol of reconstruction of para-athletes". rice field.