The All Japan Championship of Powerlifting in the Paralympic Games began after thorough measures against infection, and Tetsuo Nishizaki, who holds a Japanese record in the men's 49 kg class, won the fierce battle with Hiroshi Miura, who finished fifth in the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics. I won the tournament for the second time in a row.
The All Japan Championship of Powerlifting, in which athletes with disabilities compete for the weight of barbells lifted by a bench press, will be held in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo on the 30th and 31st.
At the event, which was held in the midst of a state of emergency, the number of people who could enter the competition area without spectators was limited to athletes and referees who had a negative PCR test.
In the men's 49 kg class on the first day of the tournament, there was a fierce battle between 43-year-old Nishizaki and 56-year-old Miura, both aiming to represent the Tokyo Paralympics.
In the first time, Nishizaki failed 132 kg, while Miura succeeded 133 kg, and in the second time Nishizaki succeeded 132 kg, and Miura tried to reach his personal best of 136 kg and failed. Did.
And in the final third time, Nishizaki succeeded in 136 kg earlier, while Miura tried 137 kg, which exceeds this, but the form was disturbed and it ended in failure, and Nishizaki was in this event 2 Achieved consecutive victories.
Nishizaki didn't seem to be satisfied, saying, "I couldn't play the match I wanted because I failed the first time. My weakness came out. I think it was the only good thing that I was mentioned in the third time." did.
On top of that, he said to the Tokyo tournament, which has pros and cons over the event, "I want the tournament to be held in a safe and secure manner because it has been my goal, and I'm glad I did it when it was over."