Tokyo Olympics, para postponement player comment [paralympics competition] March 25 18:06
Athletes and officials of each Paralympic Games comment on the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics for about one year.
Japan Paralympic Committee Chairman Mitsunori Shimabara
Regarding the postponement of the Tokyo Paralympic Games, JPC-Mitsunori Torihara, Chairman of the Japan Paralympic Committee, said, "I think it's a British decision. This will lead to the creation of a big legacy. The JPC will also work closely with the Organizing Committee and other organizations to work more closely with sports organizations and athletes, and to make every effort to make the Games a success. "
Para Swimming Daiki Kubo
Taiki Kubo, a 31-year-old swimmer aiming to participate in the Paralympics for the first time, got sick 8 years ago and has paralysis in both hands and feet. Kubo says, "I can take a positive look at being more prepared for a year, but I was working backwards to figure out what I had to do every day for the Tokyo Paralympic Games. I wonder if it will really be connected in a year, and it's not easy to stay that way because I've come with a strong feeling to put everything on. "
He then told the Tokyo Paralympic Games, "I had a hard time getting sick, but there was hope for the Paralympic Games, so I did it this far. With that power, I want to overcome it and achieve a good performance in a year and achieve my goal of becoming the best in the world. "
Para Swimming Mei Ichinose
"I am relieved that this decision has given us time to concentrate on what is important and to remove our anxieties," said Mei Ichinose, who is aiming for two consecutive races in the Paralympic swim. I am grateful that the Paralympic Games will be held as a postponement, not a cancellation.I hope that the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2021 will be a good opportunity to reaffirm the spirit of helping each other across the country. , Swimming in the pool will stop for a while, but my dreams and goals will remain the same. I'll spend every day looking forward to how far I can grow. "
Para Swimming Takayuki Suzuki
Takayuki Suzuki, a swimmer who has participated in the Paralympic Games four times in a row and has won five medals including a gold medal, said, "I was glad that it was resolved because there was concern about how long it would be postponed. I think that it is necessary to refresh my feelings because there is no real thing that I have worked on because I think there is a real production. "
On the other hand, 33-year-old Suzuki is growing older saying, "I'm sure it's easier to get tired compared to when I was in my 20s, so I'm worried about how much change my body will have in a year." I also talked about the anxiety about postponement.
He further appealed to the uncertainty regarding the future selection of representatives, saying, "I do not know the actual period of the Paralympic Games, and we have not decided what will happen in the future, so please show us as soon as possible."
Towards the Tokyo Paralympic Games, I was keen to say, "If you think positively, it means that you have more time for training for another year, so I want to do my best so that everyone can see the enhanced performance." .
Para Athletics Atsushi Yamamoto
The 37-year-old Atsushi Yamamoto, who has won a silver medal in two men's long jumps in the Paralympics on land and has also been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Paralympics, said, I'm gonna be a year old for the age, but I think there is still something that can be improved in the technical part, so I think it's an opportunity to have another one year grace period I'm positive. "
Regarding the handling of the representative job offer, "I am confident that I will take part again even if the job offer is cancelled, so I think that I will only do so in order to perform better and better. I would like to consider the plan again after the tournament schedule was announced. "
Then, following the re-scheduling of the tournament, he said, "If the Paralympic Games are held after the Olympics are over, it will be less exciting, so please take this opportunity to change to holding the Paralympic Games first. I think it will be exciting. "
Para-land Chiaki Takada
Chiaki Takada, who has been appointed as a representative in the Tokyo Paralympic track and field women's long jump and visually impaired class, said, `` I was practicing with a feeling of sloppyness until yesterday, but it was good to be held instead of being canceled. The event will be held in Tokyo, so I will take a positive view that I have more time to practice, so I will practice towards a fixed schedule. "
In addition, regarding the handling of the job offer, "I feel that it is difficult to raise not only the adjustment but also the feelings again if I start again because I desperately won. I want the players who have the job offer to carry over as it is" Was.
Para Athletics Tomoya Ito
"It is a very realistic decision to take the postponement rather than cancellation of the tournament as a very realistic decision. For me now 56 years old, It will be a difficult situation, but we will continue to overcome each and every problem every day, and in the sunny Tokyo Games we will work hard to express the luck of being postponed, not canceled, with whole body. '' You.
Para table tennis Bessho Kimi
Kimiwo Bessho, a 72-year-old table tennis veteran aiming for five consecutive Paralympics, said, "I imagined it, but I can't help it. I thought it would be best to do it in a good environment for those in the middle and how to do it in anxiety.I still do not know if the selection criteria will change, but I have to do it. And make preparations so that there may be a screening event at any time. "
Para Archery Tomohiro Ueyama
Tomohiro Ueyama, who has been hired as a representative of the Tokyo Paralympic Games at Para Archery, said, "I was upset when the postponement was announced at first, but it has become possible to anticipate the postponement as the situation changes thereafter. When I think about what I can do in the new year, I think that I can use it to improve my skills and get more out of para archery. I was talking.
On the other hand, regarding the handling of future job appointments, `` I can not say anything because the competition group decides, but just prepare for the actual performance so as not to betray the expectations of everyone who supports us '' I was
Wheelchair basketball Reo Fujimoto
Reo Fujimoto, who aims to become a national team in wheelchair basketball, said that the Tokyo Paralympics will be postponed for about one year, "I thought that it was a culmination of the competitive life, but I must advance before switching my feelings." I talked in the video taken.
Fujimoto lost his right knee under a traffic accident when he was in elementary school, and started playing wheelchair basketball when he entered college. He has participated in the Paralympic Games four times in a row and has been the captain of the Japanese national team at the Rio de Janeiro Games.
36-year-old Fujimoto said that the Tokyo Paralympic Games, which was positioned as the culmination of his competitive life, was postponed for about one year. It's very difficult to come over and continue for another year, but I'm determined to take a medal in Tokyo, so I'd like to work hard even if it's postponed, '' he said. I talked in the video.