Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair-friendly Rooms Tough To Find

TOKYO (AP) — The 2020 Tokyo Paralympics promise to be the best. They're being promoted just like the Olympics, planning is ahead of recent games in Rio de Janeiro and London, and the athletes village will offer easy access for anyone with disabilities. But International Paralympic Committee officials said Friday there's one big worry: there are too few hotel rooms for wheelchair users. "The IPC remains concerned there will be an insufficient number of accessible rooms ready for the games — and I emphasize ready for the games," Xavier Gonzalez, CEO of the IPC, said after meetings in Tokyo. Athletes will be taken care of.Read more on NewsOK.com

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