Around the Rings Radio: IPC President Andrew Parsons
(ATR) The leader of the International Paralympics Committee talks about the next games in Tokyo, Beijing and Paris.
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12 Jul, 2021 02:51 p.m. EST
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British paralympic medalist Stephanie Millward poses with her five medals after returning from the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games in Brazil, at Heathrow airport in London on September 20, 2016. - Rio said farewell to the 2016 Paralympics Sunday in a closing ceremony showcasing Brazil's passion for music and celebrating what many consider to have been a surprisingly successful Games. Eleven days of competition where China dominated the medals table, followed by Britain, ended earlier with the last few events, including marathons and wheelchair rugby. (Photo by JUSTIN TALLIS / AFP) / Photo by Thomas Lovelock for IOS/IOC via AFP. IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)
(ATR) The leader of the International Paralympic Committee says Tokyo still doesn’t have enough accessible hotel rooms for Paralympic visitors in 2020.
IPC President Andrew Parsons tells Around the Rings Tokyo 2020 Paralympics preparations are going well, despite the deficit in accessible accommodations.
Parsons speaks to ATR Editor Ed Hula in the latest edition of Around the Rings Radio.
In addition to Tokyo, Parsons also reviews plans for the 2002 Winter Paralympics in Beijing and the 2024 Paralympics in Paris.
Parsons explains the reasons the IPC has stripped Malaysia as the host for the 2019 Paralympics swimming championships and why it is difficult to add new sports to the Paralympics.