Tokyo Paralympic Games 22 goals Gold Expectations for ace in each competition January 4 15:45

At the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Japan has set a goal of acquiring 22 gold medals, and the achievement of ace in each competition is indispensable for achieving that goal.

The Tokyo Paralympics will be held for the next 13 days starting August 25, with the largest number of approximately 4,400 athletes competing for medals in 22 events and 539 events.

To date, 38 athletes have been hired in eight sports, including land, swimming, and boccia.

Japan finished the first Rio de Janeiro tournament without a gold medal for the first time in the summer, while the Tokyo Games are strengthening their goal with a record-high 22 gold medals.

In order for Japan to achieve this high goal, it is indispensable that the ace of each race such as Yuuki Sato on land and Keiichi Kimura in swimming and Shingo Kunieda, a wheelchair tennis player who has driven Japan's para sports, are indispensable. You.

Ace of para swimming Keiichi Kimura "Aiming for gold"

Keiichi Kimura, an all-blind ace of para-swimming who is expected to play an active part in the Tokyo Paralympics, expressed his willingness to win his first gold medal, saying, "I want to swim aiming for gold."

Kimura, who has participated in the Paralympic Games for three consecutive years, won only four silver and bronze medals in the last Rio de Janeiro tournament, and did not win gold medals.

He moved his practice base to the U.S.A. and practiced with the coach and trainer who grew up the Gold Medalist of the Paralympic Games, and has set a record for the 100 meter butterfly, approaching the world record to 0 seconds 05.

He won a gold medal in the World Championships 100m Butterfly last September and was nominated for the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

Kimura commented on the Tokyo Paralympic Games, saying, "I was nervous even in the Rio de Janeiro tournament, far from Japan, so I think it's better to be prepared to be very nervous in Tokyo. I think it's even harder to get the best out of it, so it's all about how well you can prepare and confidently stand on the starting point. I want to set a new world record. "

He said, "I'm doing it in Japan, so it's not interesting if the Japanese aren't strong. I want to swim aiming for a gold medal. It's very happy to be a big player in Japan as an active player. "I want to get my first gold medal.

Ace on Para Land Tomoaki Sato "World Record and Gold Medal"

Tomoaki Sato, an ace on para-land who is expected to play an active part in the Tokyo Paralympics, is confident of winning a gold medal in the world record.

Sato won the gold medal in the 400m and 1500m wheelchairs at the World Championships last November and was nominated for the Tokyo Paralympic Games.

In both of the last two events at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games, we are aiming to set a new world record and win a gold medal in the second event in the Tokyo event to fulfill the humiliation defeated by American rival Raymond Martin .

At the training camp at the end of the year, they used the same material tracks as the new national stadium to run repeatedly, expanding their image for production.

To the Tokyo Paralympic Games, Sato said, "I don't think it's wondering that there is no record. I think I have a high ability to carry out what I have decided. By peaking on the actual performance, you can naturally set a world record and win a gold medal steadily. "

Regarding the expectation of winning the gold medal in the second event as Ace, "As a matter of course, I feel pressure, but I am happy to be able to feel the pressure. I feel comfortable when I compete while feeling the pressure But I don't think it's odd, and I'd like to produce results in order not to end the parasport boom at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. "