Para-land on the heat for Tokyo and results in attracting customers November 16th 8:06

The Para athletics world championship in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, closed on the 15th. In Japan, 13 athletes were appointed as representatives of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, and the results of the heat countermeasures for next year's performance were also successful.

43 athletes from Japan participated in the Para athletics world championship held over 9 days from 7th this month.

Japan is aiming to win multiple gold medals and more than 10 medals in this tournament. Through the tournament, it won 13 medals, including 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals, and 7 bronze medals. It was.

Thirteen players who were selected as Tokyo Paralympics representatives in 4th place were able to show a certain result in terms of improving their competitiveness.

Among them, Ace's Tomohiro Sato won a gold medal in the second wheelchair, and achieved the second crown following the previous one, as in the previous reputation, and gained great confidence toward the Tokyo Paralympics.

Also, Nakanishi, who was in poor condition this season, won a gold medal in the last jump in a class with a long jumping obstacle, and showed again the strength of the game on the big stage.

On the other hand, Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games, a 400-metre class bronze medalist who is expected to win a medal at the Tokyo Games, Sae Shigemoto is seventh, despite his own problems. The “universal relay” by four athletes who are also expected to receive medals, such as visual impairments and wheelchairs, will be disqualified after failing to “touch” from the 3rd run to the 4th run. There was also.

In addition, the Japanese team positioned this tournament, which was held in Dubai, where the daytime temperature exceeded 35 degrees Celsius, as the first place to test various heat countermeasures to be performed at the Tokyo Paralympics.

As a result of urinalysis of athletes every morning to prevent dehydration, and wearing a vest with a cryogen in between exercises to suppress an increase in body temperature, nearly 10 people suffered from heat stroke symptoms. This is a significant improvement from last year's Asian Para Games.

At the Tokyo Paralympics, Atsushi Yamamoto, the leading prosthetic athlete, gave us a hint to achieve the goal of “filling up all venues”.

As a result of visiting the local Japanese school immediately before the tournament and interacting with the children and trying to promote the para athletics, the long jump that Yamamoto participated in was sent by many children who rushed to the audience seats. It was

In addition to the achievements and challenges in the competition, it is necessary to connect the experience of this tournament, which has gained operational management such as measures against heat and attracting customers, to strengthening and preparing for the next year's Tokyo Paralympics.