The event is also held on August 1, 28 and 29. Participants will write their encouragement messages to the Vietnamese athletes.

Kokubunji is among the host localities for the Vietnamese teams at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

In 2019, Kokubunji city and the Vietnam Sports Administration inked a memorandum of understanding on training for Vietnamese swimmers with disabilities ahead of the Paralympics.

The Tokyo ♒2020 Olympics, started on July 23, will close on August 8. Meanwhile, the Paralympics will take place fromও August 24 to September 5./.