Para athletics long jump Laem player "It is better to be hot than cold" August 22 20:29

Marx Laem, a German player who has a world record in the prosthetic leg class for men's long jump on Para-land, and is known as "Blade Jumper", is concerned at the next Tokyo Paralympic Games aiming for the third consecutive victory in response to NHK's single interview Regarding the heat, he said, “It ’s difficult for athletes, but it ’s better to be hot than cold”.

The 31-year-old Laem, who is known as the “Blade Jumper”, won the gold medal for two consecutive Paralympic Games, and came to Japan for the PR of the tournament, one year before the opening of the Tokyo Paralympics. Responded to NHK's interview.

Rame said that he changed his prosthetic leg from what he had specialized in “running” to one that specializes in “jumping”. I'm in the middle of getting used to it, but I haven't reached 100% yet, but I want to prepare for Tokyo and be in the best condition. "

Also, when I heard about the heat of concern at the Tokyo Games, I smiled and said, “It is said that you can jump far away because it is easy to generate updraft when it ’s hot”.

And “For athletes, the heat is difficult to perform, but there were a lot of record updates even in competitions in hotter countries. I wanted to do it, "and expressed the idea that there would be no problem if it was adjusted according to the weather of the day.

Rame hopes to participate in the Olympics, but the Rio de Janeiro Olympics has given up and has shown that the Tokyo Olympics are difficult to participate.

Laem said, “Even if I do n’t get a medal, I want to participate in the Olympics because I want to show everyone that paraathletes can be accomplished. I want to show that it ’s not true. ”

And, for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which started the application for lottery sales of spectator tickets, “I want to show amazing athletes' competition at the venue filled with spectators and win a world record update and a gold medal” I want people to come, so I ’d like you to apply for tickets now. ”