Goalball International Tournament Japan Women's 3rd consecutive victory December 10 16:21
The international goalball tournament, which is decided by the Tokyo Paralympics, will be held in Chiba City on the 10th. The Japan Women's National Team, which is ranked 4th in the world ranking, will win the 2nd place in China 2nd and win 3 consecutive titles. It was.
The goal ball played by visually impaired players relying on sound is a match of three to three, where the ball with a bell rolls alternately to the opponent's goal and competes for the score. Participation in the Paralympic Games has been decided.
The international tournament “Asia Pacific Championships” held in Chiba City will celebrate its final day on the 10th, winning the gold medal at the London Paralympic Games. I played against the world's second largest China.
In Japan, when Captain Yuki Ama decided the first goal with precise control immediately after the game started, Kyoko Misaki took additional points and expanded the lead.
After that, one point was returned, but in the second half, the three players talked to each other and skillfully defended to prevent various attacks, such as Chinese bouncing balls and speed-oriented balls, and no points were given. It was.
Japan competed against China 2: 1 and decided to win this tournament for the third time.
In addition, the 12th-placed male representative from Japan won the 3rd place in the 3rd place match and won the 3rd place by winning 11-17 in the world.
The Japan Goalball Association will decide on up to four out of six representatives of the Tokyo Paralympic Games within the year after considering the content of the tournament for both men and women.
Captain Amama "The highest place on the podium in Para"
Kyoko Misaki, who decided the second point to be added, said, “It wasn't strange when the pace was disturbed, so I decided to add the points to make it easier. “I wasn't getting well from the first game, but at the end I was happy that I was able to score well and win,” recalled with a smile.
In addition, captain Yuki Amama said, “We always have a hard game. I don't think there are any easy matches in the Tokyo Paralympic Games, but we will grow as a team while fighting one by one. I want to become stronger in the future so that I can go up to the highest position on the podium at the Paralympic Games. ”
And, Ichikawa Junichi Head Coach said, “We have strengthened to make sure to win medals at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. Since the results were obtained at this tournament, we will move on to the next step. I want to do my best in one circle. "