Tokyo Paralympics, Secretary-General Muto of the Games Organizing Committee met, and on the morning of the 26th of this month, at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, which is the venue for table tennis, lift when a wheelchair player gets off from a bus with a wheelchair lift. It was revealed that there was an accident in which a player fell due to a broken wire.
After that, the athlete participated in the practice after being examined at the medical office of the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.
Not announced until reported
The next day, the Organizing Committee apologized to the athlete himself, and Secretary-General Muto said, "Fortunately, it did not lead to a major accident, but the Organizing Committee is very regrettable."
This bus with a lift has not been used since then, and the Organizing Committee has decided to thoroughly inspect the lifts of other buses, such as checking the operation before use.
On the same day, Judo Japan national team Aramitsu Kitazono came into contact with an autonomous car in the Olympic Village, and Kitazono subsequently missed the match due to poor physical condition.
The Organizing Committee did not disclose the two accidents until it was reported.