A majority of Japanese Paralympic sporting groups are worried about holding the Tokyo Paralympics this summer, mainly due to concerns it might help spread the coronavirus and worries about adequate preventive measures, opinion polls found.
The polls, released six months before the Paralympics are set to open, may further fan worries about the 2020 Games, already marred by a one-year postponement and strong public opposition due to the coronavirus.Eighty-eight percent of the 26 sporting organizations surveyed by the Yomiuri Shimbun daily said they were"worried" about the Games, mainly about overseas events in the run-up to the Games as well as hosting the actual Games themselves - a rise from 77per cent in August 2020.
"It will also be extremely stressful to hold an event like this while concentrating on preventive measures," several groups were quoted as saying.
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