60% of para athletes fret public interest may wane after Tokyo Games

Over 60 percent of leading athletes aiming to compete in next year's Tokyo Paralympics are worried that public interest in disabled sports may wane once the world event is over, a survey by Kyodo News showed Saturday.Sunday marks exactly one year to go until the Paralympics start. The survey was conducted between June and this month, and drew responses from 175 athletes across 22 Paralympics events.Of the respondents, 134 athletes, or 77 percent, said they are worried about the future after the games close on Sept. 6, 2020.Of them, 110, or 63 percent, said they are concerned the public's at…READ FULL ARTICLE