IPC = International, which will host the Para-Athletics World Championship, which was scheduled to be held in Kobe next summer, to postpone it to the spring of 2024, saying that the new coronavirus cannot be expected to converge. I have decided to apply to the Paralympic Committee.
The next competition of the Para-Athletics World Championship, which is held once every two years, was originally scheduled to be held in September in Kobe City, but since it will be immediately after the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which was postponed due to the Corona disaster, It was postponed from August 26th to September 4th next year.
However, if the convergence of the new Corona is still uncertain and the event will be held in a "bubble method" that eliminates contact between the people involved in the event and the general public, it will also be possible to hold exchange events, which is one of the major purposes of the event. Due to the obstacles, the Games Organizing Committee has decided to apply to the IPC = International Paralympic Committee, which hosts the Games, to postpone it again.
Regarding the timing of the event, we would like to discuss the schedule of other competitions with the spring of 2024 in mind.
It is expected that 1,300 athletes from about 100 countries and regions will participate in the Para-Athletics World Championship, and Akemi Masuda, chairman of the tournament organizing committee, said at a press conference, "Unfortunately, it is good for athletes. I want you to perform at your best when it comes to the environment. "