Para athletics world championship gold medal seized at top speed Tomoyo Sato November 7, 20:39

The Para Para World Championship, which will be held next year's Tokyo Paralympic Games, opened on the 7th in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Tomohiro Sato (30), who won the gold medal in the 2nd event of the previous tournament, aims to win the tournament by defeating his rivals to gain momentum for the Tokyo tournament.
(Sports News Department reporter Yosuke Nakano)

“I want to win my rivals”

Sato is a Japanese ace who has a world record in the wheelchair class of 400m and 1500m.

Just before the World Championship, I was on a 400-meter time trial with the Okayama business team I belong to.
The result is the first half of the 58s approaching the best of the season.
I was told that the adjustment was progressing smoothly, but the word “Yabai” came out of Sato ’s mouth.

Why did Sato feel a sense of crisis?
The reason is the existence of a strong rival, American Raymond Martin.

Martin is a gold medalist from the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games. Sato was able to make a big difference at the start, losing the difference to the end and losing, and was a silver medal.

Sato said, “Although we have updated the world record, we have not yet taken the title in the Paralympic Games and are not meaningful in second place. We are hungry for the desire to win Martin.”

Gold at top speed

What can you do to win Martin ahead of the start? Sato was trying to find a way to keep his top speed until the end.

What I worked on was the practice of chasing after a class of athletes with less disabilities than me. The goal is to create a state of low air resistance by entering directly behind the partner players, and to reach high speeds where you cannot usually experience. At that high speed, we want to maintain a top speed for a long time by cultivating a sense to operate the wheelchair accurately.

Mr. Sato was enthusiastic about "It will probably be a tangled game until just before the goal, but he will never lose to him at top speed."

In addition, I feel responsive to the improvement of the start I am not good at. The lunch box made by a married wife this summer is a menu that can be nourished even in small quantities. Sato is 7 kg lighter than the Rio Paralympics, which helps speed up the start.

“I'm satisfied with a small amount because my wife's lunch is a good idea to get up early,” he thanked his wife for support.

Powered by “hunger” for money

Sato has refined the top speed to meet the hunger for gold medals and has improved the start.
“I think that winning the Tokyo Paralympics and winning two titles is the only thing in my mind that can fill my hunger, so I won the world para and won the medal. I want to face Tokyo Para. "
The final of 400 meters, where the true value of practice is required, is November 9th.