Para-Badminton International Tournament starts Satomi's good start November 13, 19:35

The parabadminton international tournament, which also served as the Tokyo Paralympics test tournament, has started, and Satomi Rina, who won the gold medal in the world championship singles, won the first round of both singles and doubles, making a smooth start It was.

Para badminton is a new competition that will be adopted at the Tokyo Paralympics next year.

The international tournament, which also served as the actual test tournament, opened on the 13th at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, where the renovation work was completed. I went to the first game of the first league.

Satomi was a calm player who carefully poked the course and competed against a Chinese player with a game count of 2: 1, and even a wheelchair women ’s doubles teamed with Yamazaki Yuma won a straight pair of Chinese players in the first round. We have made a smooth start to win the event.

In the class with disabilities, World Championship Silver Medal Ayako Suzuki overwhelmed Ukrainian players in the first round and won straight.

219 athletes from 35 countries and regions will participate in the tournament and will be held at Yoyogi National Stadium until 17th of this month. Admission is free.

What is Rina Satomi

Rina Satomi, a 21-year-old from Chiba Prefecture, is a “WH1” class player who is a heavier and has problems with the function of both feet and trunk among two classes of parabadminton wheelchairs.

When I was in my third year of high school, I had a traffic accident and I couldn't move from the waist down.

Participating in the badminton club at junior high school, he quickly emerged, and at the World Championships in August, he achieved the achievement of winning a gold medal in singles in just over two years.

The characteristic is a shot called “Clear” that strikes in the back of the opponent's court, and its tenacity in rally is also a strength.

Next year's Tokyo Paralympic Games aim to win gold medals not only in singles but also in doubles paired with Sasa Yamazaki.

Satomi "I enjoyed playing"

In fact, Rina Satomi, who won the World Championship in August, said, “I was able to play happily while feeling the attention of the people around me. I was able to win. I would like to win with Doubles, "he said.

As for the venue, “It was a venue used for the Paralympic Games, so I was playing consciously from the practice. During the match, I lost sight of the shuttle because of the ceiling light. It was.

Yamazaki "I was able to win well"

Rei Yamasaki, who won the Chinese pair straight in Doubles, looked back at the game, "I thought I was going to win the first match suddenly because I was a strong opponent, but I was able to win well."

And, about the game at the same venue as next year's Tokyo Paralympics, “I was happy to be able to play here at the moment I entered the venue. I want to aim for a gold medal in the doubles at the tournament. "

Suzuki "Let's win the singles"

Ayako Suzuki broke through the first round in the doubles along with the singles and looked back on the game, "Singles was able to control the game. Doubles was conscious of aiming for the course."

And, about the venue that was renovated for the Tokyo Games, Suzuki said, “I was glad to have created a wonderful venue. Now I have to do my best.” I was talking about enthusiasm.