Date : August 22, 2018
Video report: Two Years until the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games—Leveraging the Games as an Opportunity for Societal Change
post date : 2018.08.24
In two years, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games will be held on August 25, 2020.
The FPCJ invited briefers including Mr. Yasushi Yamawaki, Vice President of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, and Mr. Junichi Kawai, a six-time Paralympic swimmer who won 21 medals, including five golds, and is now Vice Chair of the Athletes' Commission, Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, to speak about preparations for the Games, the relation between athletes and the Games, and larger social changes leveraging the Paralympics as an opportunity.
The briefing had a total of 32 participants, including journalists from France, Germany, Singapore, and Spain.
Reference Material: Tokyo 2020 Accelerates Preparations for the Paralympic Games
- Date: August 22 (Wed), 2018, 14:00-15:30
- Briefers:
Mr. Yasushi Yamawaki, Vice President, Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games
Mr. Junichi Kawai, Vice Chair, Athletes' Commission, Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Paralympian)
Mr. Hisashi Nakaminami, Head of Paralympic Games Integration Office
- Language: Japanese (with consecutive English interpretation)
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