In the wake of the Tokyo Paralympics, it is necessary to take measures such as reviewing the conditions that people with disabilities need to have a certain number of residents in the same municipality, which is an issue when people with disabilities use sports facilities as a group in order to popularize parasports. In the meantime, NHK interviewed that there was no local government that reviewed the conditions in Tokyo.


Experts point out that "consideration and ingenuity are necessary for popularization."

When using a sports facility as a group, there are "group requirements" such as preferential reservations and preferential treatment fees if there are a certain number of people who live or work in the municipality.



However, in parasports, where the competition population is small, it is difficult for members to gather in the same local government alone, and it is difficult for people with disabilities to make reservations for group use. , Requested a response including a review of the conditions.



By last month, NHK conducted a questionnaire survey on the group use of facilities in all 62 municipalities in Tokyo, and found that no local government reviewed the conditions for the number of residents.



Many local governments say, "Because of the facilities of the local government, we give priority to local residents."

Consideration and ingenuity are necessary for the spread of parasports

Professor Ichiro Nomura of Nippon Sport Science University, who is familiar with the spread of parasports, said that the local government has not reviewed the "group requirements". It is difficult to form a team or other group with only people, and there is a mismatch. Consideration and ingenuity are required for the spread of parasports. "



He said that the needs for sports for people with disabilities are increasing in the wake of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Both sides of the effort are required. It is necessary for the government, facility managers, and the parties concerned to discuss what kind of system would make it easier to use. "

Wheelchair basketball team “I can't secure a place to practice as I want”

The wheelchair basketball team in Tokyo, which NHK interviewed six years ago, says that the facilities have not been available as expected even after the Tokyo Paralympics.



The women's wheelchair basketball team "GRACE" has been active mainly in Tokyo for about 40 years.



There are 6 members, and they gather from 3 local governments in Tokyo, as well as Saitama and Ibaraki prefectures.



The main practice base is a metropolitan facility, and on this day we practiced at the gymnasium of a metropolitan special school in Kodaira, Tokyo.



At Tokyo Metropolitan Special Schools, if there is one person with a disability in the group, you can apply for reservations in advance, so the team applies for reservations on a monthly basis.



However, due to the large number of applications, it is difficult to make reservations, and you can only make reservations twice a month.



Inquiries about starting the competition are increasing due to the Paralympics, and the team wants to increase the number of practice days, but since each member's local municipality has "group requirements", the practice place is as expected. It means that it cannot be secured.

Toshie Tachi, the coach, said, "Even with the Paralympics, our practice environment hasn't changed much from six years ago. I want the government to see the actual situation and relax the conditions." I did.

Koto Ward

In Koto Ward, Tokyo, where many venues for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics are gathered, there must be 10 or more members, of which 50% are resident, working, or enrolled in the ward. It hasn't changed since 5 years ago.

Regarding this, Hiroyuki Iwasaki, chief of the Koto Ward Sports Promotion Division, said, "Because it is a ward facility, people in the ward must use it to a certain extent. It is an issue to be examined, but there are some difficult points."



On the other hand, in the wake of the tournament, the ward has taken measures such as holding parasports experience classes, making facilities barrier-free, and even for groups outside the ward, people with disabilities cut the facility usage fee by half. I am.



In addition, the ward has introduced a training machine that can be used by wheelchair users in the gymnasium, hoping that it will help people with disabilities build their physical strength.



However, since training machines are rarely used, the current situation is that the needs of the parties concerned are not fully understood.



Mr. Iwasaki said, "The ward is not the only one who thinks about how to operate the facility, but wants to develop a better sports facility through dialogue with users."