Office for Sports Promotion

We would like to inform you that we will be holding the "Coexistence Sports Festival 2017 @ Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium" with the theme of realizing a coexistence society as follows.

XNUMX Event name

Symbiotic Sports Festival 2017 @ Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

XNUMX Date and time

From May 29rd, XNUMX (Wednesday, holiday) to May XNUMXth, XNUMX (Friday, holiday)

XNUMX Sponsored by

Japanese Para-Sports Association
GTF Greater Tokyo Festival Executive Committee

XNUMX Co-host

Tokyo
Tokyo Metropolitan Sports and Culture Foundation
TBS Television Co., Ltd.

XNUMX Venue

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (17-XNUMX-XNUMX Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku)

XNUMX Participation fee

Free

XNUMX Tokyo implementation details

• Paralympic experience program “NO LIMITS CHALLENGE” implemented
• “TEAM BEYOND – TOKYO Para Sports Project –” PR

*Please refer to the attached flyer for other event details.

8 Other

During the event period (May 45rd to May XNUMXth), the XNUMXth Anniversary Wheelchair Basketball Championship Tournament for the Prime Minister's Cup will be held in the main arena.Admission is free, so please come and watch the tournament as well.

<Tournament homepage>
https://www.jwbf.gr.jp/game/championship_man/45th/

<What is “Kyosei Sports Festival”>

In order to foster a "bright future for Japan through parasports," we aim to promote acceptance of diversity by utilizing the power of festivals to create a place for co-creation, co-development, and co-existence, and implementing various projects. , an event aimed at realizing a cohesive society.

<Reference: What is “NO LIMITS CHALLENGE”>

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government will provide programs that allow people to experience the appeal of the Paralympic Games, such as experiencing Paralympic sports, talk shows by athletes, and exhibitions of competition introduction panels, videos, and competition equipment, at events sponsored by municipalities and Tokyo bureaus that attract a wide range of Tokyo residents. By doing so, we will aim to spread awareness about the Paralympic Games and help build momentum for the Tokyo 2020 Games.
“NO LIMITS CHALLENGE” website　http://no-limits.tokyo/

<Reference: What is “TEAM BEYOND”>

This is a project run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government to promote parasports (used to refer to all sports for people with disabilities).All members, including those who play sports, those who watch them, and those who support them, work together as one team.
“TEAM BEYOND” website　https://www.para-sports.tokyo/