“Para-badminton” domestic tournament resumed Top players practice open November 5th 21:27

Before the domestic competition of para-badminton, a new competition of the Tokyo Paralympics, will resume next month, the practice of top players will be released on the 5th, and players aiming for the Tokyo competition such as Sarina Satomi, who is ranked first in the world Showed a lively play.

Para-badminton has been canceled or postponed across the board since February due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and for Japanese athletes, the Japan Championships to be held in Shiga Prefecture next month will be the restart tournament.



The top athletes aiming for the Tokyo Paralympics for this tournament are divided into small groups in Tokyo to practice strengthening, and on the 5th, four female athletes released the practice.

Of these, Satomi, who won the women's singles wheelchair class at the World Championship last year, practiced with Yuma Yamazaki, who is a doubles pair.



In the practice of hitting back the shuttle issued by the coach over the net, even if it was shaken from side to side, he skillfully used a wheelchair to catch up and returned an accurate shot with an angle, showing a lively play.



Satomi said, "I'm really looking forward to the match. I definitely want to win." Yamazaki said, "I'm nervous because it's been a long time.


I want to get back to the match

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The Japan Para-Badminton Championship will be held in Kusatsu City, Shiga Prefecture from the 18th to the 20th of next month, and will compete for the best title in Japan in various ways.