Tokyo, Oct. 3 (Jiji Press)--Japan Sports Agency Commissioner Daichi Suzuki unveiled Monday an eight-year athlete support plan to bring more Olympic and Paralympic medals to the country.
In the plan, each sport association in the country will be asked to draw up an eight-year athlete enhancement program for the 2020 Tokyo Games and 2024 Games.
The Japan Sport Council, the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Japanese Paralympic Committee will form a team to provide advice and funding to the associations, depending on the level of achievement of their programs.
In scouting young talents, the team will collaborate with the Japan Sports Association, which runs a network across prefectures. Certain high school athletes will be asked to switch to other sports after aptitude tests.
For the 2020 Tokyo Games, the plan designates fiscal 2016-2017 as the period to establish a basis for a leap, and fiscal 2019-2020 as the final spurt period. Support in the latter period will be focused on sports considered to be having potential medalists.
In the plan, each sport association in the country will be asked to draw up an eight-year athlete enhancement program for the 2020 Tokyo Games and 2024 Games.
The Japan Sport Council, the Japanese Olympic Committee and the Japanese Paralympic Committee will form a team to provide advice and funding to the associations, depending on the level of achievement of their programs.
In scouting young talents, the team will collaborate with the Japan Sports Association, which runs a network across prefectures. Certain high school athletes will be asked to switch to other sports after aptitude tests.
For the 2020 Tokyo Games, the plan designates fiscal 2016-2017 as the period to establish a basis for a leap, and fiscal 2019-2020 as the final spurt period. Support in the latter period will be focused on sports considered to be having potential medalists.
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