Boccia National Team Joint practice with Thailand, number one in the world ranking Akita September 28, 20:00
Boccia's representative from Japan, who is aiming for a gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympic Games next year, practiced jointly in Thailand and Akita Prefecture, which ranked first in the world ranking, and played a heated game.
Boccia is a Paralympic competition where you aim at the target white ball and throw red and blue balls together to compete how close they can be.
The Japan National Team, which won the silver medal at the Rio Di Janeiro Paralympic Group last time, had the first joint practice in Thailand with the gold medalist in the world ranking and 27th in Odate City, Akita Prefecture, from 27th.
A practice game was held on the 28th, and three players including Captain Hidetaka Sugimura and Ace Takaki Hirose participated.
At the first end, Thailand will be scored one point, but at the second end, Japan will catch one point with the last shot of Sugimura and catch up with the same score. In a difficult situation where the target ball was hidden behind other balls in the extra game, Sugimura took the last shot exactly between the two balls and scored one point, and Japan won 2-1. .
A large number of citizens gathered at the venue, applauding the world's top level battles.
Sugimura "Thai skill was very high"
Hidetaka Sugimura, the captain of the Japanese national team, said, `` I participated in search of the secret of Thailand's amazingness, but the basic skills such as accuracy of shots are extremely high, and I am impressed by the fact that I am pushing myself from practice I would like to incorporate those aspects into my future practice. "
On top of that, for the Tokyo Paralympics, “The basic skills are still inferior to those of Thailand. Since it has been less than a year, we have raised the foundations while maintaining the Japanese style rather than imitating Thailand. I want to do it. "
Ace's Takase Hirose said, “Thailand had few mistakes and I thought it was not enough to polish my skills. I would like to improve my skills for the Tokyo Paralympics. I had a lot of discoveries because I played like I did n’t play. ”
Murakami HC "I feel the difference in technology"
Boccia Japan representative Mitsuteru Murakami head coach said, “Because I had only been involved in Thailand during the game, I thought the difference had been filled, but I realized the difference in basic technology. I have analyzed that powerful play is Thailand's strength, but I knew that it was possible to fight in any situation because of the high basic skills. I found out that the team was too wide. "
On top of that, for the Tokyo Paralympics, “If you look at the results of the game, the difference in power between Japan and Thailand is steadily shrinking. I want to aim for a team that can win by playing betrayal. "