Tokyo Paralympics Tsuchida aims to participate in the wheelchair marathon October 24, 22:50
Wakako Tsuchida, who has won a gold medal in both summer and winter Paralympics and is currently challenging triathlons, has found that he is aiming to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics in the wheelchair marathon.
45-year-old Tsuchida won two gold medals in the winter Nagano Paralympic ice sledge speed race in 1998, and also won a gold medal in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and this was the first time for a Japanese player to be in summer. I stood at the top of both winter Paralympics.
After that, he continued to play an active role as a leading wheelchair marathon, winning numerous races, but he challenged the triathlon to “expand his potential” and in the summer of next year's Tokyo Games We aim to participate in the 8th Paralympic Games in winter.
Interviews with officials revealed that Tsuchida is aiming to participate in the Tokyo Paralympics next year, not only in the triathlon but also in the wheelchair marathon.
Aiming to participate in two competitions in one Paralympics is extremely unusual.
First of all, we will participate in the “Oita International Wheelchair Marathon” next month, where the world's top-level athletes compete, and face the next year's Marathon World Cup, which will require participation in the Tokyo Paralympics.