TOKYO, April 7 (Xinhua) — Japan will host the 2022 Hansa Class Asia Pacific Championships and Para World Sailing Championships on October 20-23 at Hiroshima Kannon Marina.
The transfer marks a significant milestone in Asia – it is the primary time ever these championships for able-bodied and para sailors might be held concurrently.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has despatched a welcome message to those mixed occasions, saying, “We are pleased to announce that the Hansa Class Asia Pacific Championship and Para World Sailing championship Hansa Class 2022 will be held simultaneously this October in Hiroshima.
“I’m hoping this competitors will result in a society the place variety is revered.”
David Graham, CEO of World Sailing, sees this as a cornerstone for the growth of para sailing in the year that the global sailing governing body bids for the reinstatement of para sailing in the Paralympic Games.
“2022 is an important 12 months for Para Sailing as we goal the Los Angeles 2028 Paralympic Games for the reinstatement of our sport.
“Our para sailing athletes are some of the most accomplished sailors in the world, representing one of the broadest ranges of physical and sensory abilities that we have ever seen in global sport, and inspiring the next generation.”
China’s sailor Xu Jingkun, a Paralympic sailor, is worked up in regards to the occasions to be held near his residence nation.
“I am very happy that the Para World Sailing championship Hansa Class 2022 will be held in Hiroshima,” he mentioned. “I hope more people will pay attention to and participate in sailing so that sailing can become ‘wings’ providing the ability to ride the wind and waves.”