TASS: SOME TRAINING OF RUSSIAN NATIONAL TEAM FOR TOKYO PARALYMPIC GAMES WILL TAKE PLACE IN FAR EAST
Moscow, July 6th, /Corr. TASS Ekaterina Poshvina/ . Final training of Russian athletes before 2020 Paralympic games in Tokyo will take place in Vladivostok and in other places of Russian Far East. TASS were informed by the vice-president of Russian Paralympic Committee Pavel Rozhkov.
Rozhkov was assigned leadership of Russian delegation at 2020 Paralympics in Tokyo on the congress of Russian Paralympic Committee in Elista.
“This September, one year before the Paralympic Games, leaders of national delegations will meet in Tokyo to discuss organizational topics of the event., -says Rozhkov.- We will be confirming accommodations, organization of meals, health care, safety, doping-testing, registration of athletes and mass media. Russian delegation will arrive to Tokyo one week prior to the start of the games, therefore, agreeing on the schedule of training and meetings on the upcoming congress in September is crucial.”,
“One of the most important organizational moments is acclimatization of the team. Since we are located in different climate zones, our athletes will fly to Tokyo from their last training spots, which are in Vladivostok, Moscow and other regions of the country”,- added Rozhkov.