Rio humiliation swears in Tokyo Para Yukihiro Iwabuchi Table Tennis 8/20 10:46

Yukihiro Iwabuchi, the world ranking 4th in the standing and standing class of Para Table Tennis. Aiming for a gold medal at the second Tokyo Paralympic Games, he belongs to an exceptional business team in Japan and is working to strengthen it.
(Sports News Department reporter Yuri Yoshimoto)

Iwasaki has had problems with both feet since he was born.
In particular, the left foot is hard to get muscles and the ankle cannot be bent, so play with a brace.

The Paralympic Games participated for the first time in the last Rio de Janeiro tournament, which was a fourth year university student. However, “I couldn't play normally, rather than having it,” lost one game and lost in qualifying. Only regret remained.

I vowed to humiliate the Tokyo Paralympic Games and after graduating from university, I belong to a business team that has also produced Olympic athletes in the past.
It is extremely unusual for Para Table Tennis players to play on the same team as a healthy player, but Iwabuchi dared to jump into a harsh environment.

Every day I live in a dormitory in the same building as the gymnasium and live a table tennis-centered life.
I only go out for lunch at a nearby shop.

For the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Iwabuchi is particularly conscious of the “third ball attack”. In response to the serve, if the receive is returned to the left side of the body, the third ball must move back to the left and hit back.

However, Iwabuchi had a problem with his left foot, and his left foot, which has a center of gravity, could not be hit.

I am working on physical training for about 2 hours once a week. In order to cover the left foot, which is hard to gain strength, I trained the center of the body, the trunk.

I also found that moving the spine more flexibly was important for maintaining balance.

Three years have passed since training began.
It is said that the axis of the body does not shake even when the center of gravity is on the left foot.

The Asian Championship in July, which served as the Tokyo Paralympics representative selection, was a silver medal.

Still, I am prepared to further refine my third ball backhand attack aiming for a gold medal in Tokyo.