This month, the Japan Championships, which will determine the number one club team for men's wheelchair basketball in Japan, which was scheduled to be held in Tokyo, will be canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection.

The Japan Championships for Men's Wheelchair Basketball was scheduled to be held at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu City, Tokyo, with 13 teams from all over the country participating for three days from the 21st to the 23rd of this month.



However, in response to the rapid spread of the new corona infection in the venue Tokyo, the Japanese Wheelchair Basketball Federation decided to cancel the tournament in consideration of the safety and security of the players and staff of the participating teams. I did.



The boys in wheelchair basketball won the silver medal at the Tokyo Paralympics last year and attracted attention, and the Japan Championship was scheduled to be held for the first time in about two and a half years.



The Japanese Wheelchair Basketball Federation commented, "It is very painful because it was canceled just before the tournament was held and it caused inconvenience to everyone involved and many other people, but I would like to ask for your understanding."