International Paralympic Committee says 2020 marathon to proceed in Tokyo

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English - October 31, 2019 21:00 - 5 minutes - 4.91 MB
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The 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games marathon will proceed in the Japanese capital as planned, International Paralympic Committee president Andrew Parsons said Thursday. Parsons made the statement after meeting in Tokyo with local organizing committee chief Yoshiro Mori as talks continue between the Tokyo metropolitan government and the International Olympic Committee on the relocation of the Olympic marathon and race walk events to Sapporo.

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