Tokyo Paralympic hopefuls skip athletics c'ships over coronavirus risk

The Japan Para Athletics Championships will be held in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, this weekend, but without several of the country's high-profile athletes aiming to win gold at next summer's Tokyo Paralympics.A number of Japan's leading para athletes opted to skip the two-day World Para Athletics-certified tournament over lingering concerns about the novel coronavirus, most of whom are at greater risk of infection and illness because of severe impairments.It will be the first major para sports event in Japan following a six-month hiatus, but many para athletes are wary of participating i…READ FULL ARTICLE