2025 January 3
We will jointly host the opening ceremonies for the Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Tournament and the Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Tournament for Persons with Disabilities, two of the largest sporting events in Tokyo.
This joint opening ceremonyCreate opportunities for people with and without disabilities to deepen their mutual understanding and exchange.This year marks the 24th time the event has been held annually since 12, as the World Athletics Championships and the Deaflympics are being held, and we have prepared a program that will encourage further exchange through sports.
Please come along to the event. The event will also be streamed online on YouTube.
We are also looking for people who will be participating in the 26th Tokyo Paralympic Games and would like to take part in the entrance march at the joint opening ceremony. Please see below for details.
Details regarding coverage on the day will be announced around the end of April.
Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Sports Association (Public Interest Foundation), Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled (Public Interest Foundation)
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Main Arena (17-1-XNUMX Sendagaya, Shibuya-ku)
Saturday, May 7, 5 10:10-00:11 (scheduled)
Participants in the 78th Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Meet and the 26th Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Meet for the Disabled
(Continuing from last year, representatives from district athletes will participate.)
Joint opening ceremony: return of championship cup, oath of players, etc.
Exchange program: Demonstrations of athletics and deaf volleyball, talks by guest athletes, etc.
General moderator:
guest :
(Beijing 2008 Olympic 4x100m Relay Silver Medalist, Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics Support Ambassador)
(Candidate for the Japanese women's volleyball team for the Tokyo 2025 Deaflympics, winner of the 2024 Deaf Volleyball World Championships in Tomigusuku, Okinawa, a paraathlete with ties to Tokyo)



If you are planning to participate in the 26th Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Games for the Disabled and would like to take part in the entrance march at the joint opening ceremony, please apply using the form below by Friday, April 4th. (If there are a large number of applications, applications will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.)
Online distribution on YouTube (no prior registration required)
URL:https://youtube.com/live/IWMlLftJde8?feature=share
This project is part of the "Oshi Sports Project."
The "Favourite Sports Project" is an initiative to create opportunities for Tokyo residents to become familiar with a variety of sports in the run up to the IAAF World Athletics Championships and Deaflympics being held in Tokyo in 2025, and to help them discover the fun of sports that suit their individual tastes and characteristics (Favourite Sports) as they come into contact with the appeal of sports.
This project is a project to promote the “Future Tokyo” strategy.
Strategy 16 Sports Field Tokyo Strategy “Sports Field TOKYO” Project
(General matters relating to the Joint Opening Ceremony and the Tokyo Sports Tournament)
Sports Division, Sports Promotion Department, Lifestyle Culture and Sports Bureau
Phone 03-5320-7715
(Regarding the Tokyo Sports Tournament for the Disabled)
Lifestyle Culture and Sports Bureau Sports Promotion Department Parasports Division
Phone 03-5320-7829
Please see the link below for details of the projects by the Tokyo Marathon Foundation.
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For more information on the Tokyo Metropolitan Sport Foundation's projects, please see the link below.
For details of the co-sponsored project with the Tokyo Metropolitan Sports and Culture Corporation, please see the link below.
Please see the link below for details of the project by the Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled.
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For more information on projects run by the Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Association, please see the link below.
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For details of the co-sponsored project with the Tokyo Metropolitan Sports and Culture Corporation, please see the link below.
Please see the link below for details of the project by the Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled.
This business continues to be disclosed as an effort so far.Please note that the posted content will not be updated.
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Please see the link below for details of the project by the Tokyo Tsunagari Creation Foundation.
Please see the link below for details of the projects by the Tokyo Marathon Foundation.
Please see the link below for details of the project by the Tokyo Sports Association for the Disabled.
This business continues to be disclosed as an effort so far.Please note that the posted content will not be updated.
This business continues to be disclosed as an effort so far.Please note that the posted content will not be updated.
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