On Feb. 10 (Fri.), the Japan Sports Agency announced five new national training centers for the 2020 Paralympics. The training center for wheelchair tennis, originally planned for Chiba Pref., will now be located in Iizuka City, Fukuoka Pref. Iizuka has hosted the Japan Open International Wheelchair Tennis Championships every year since 1985. Source: Sanspo, Feb. 10, 2017
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