In the ball game and goalball tournament for visually impaired athletes held at the Tokyo Paralympics, the men's representative unofficial players who will participate in the Paralympic Games for the first time in the Tokyo Games were divided into two teams and played against each other, and the tournament was postponed. The results of the strengthening measures were shown.
Goalball is a competition in which three visually impaired players form a team and roll balls with bells alternately to compete for points. Both men and women can participate in the Tokyo Paralympics in the host country frame. It has been decided.
The "Japan Para Tournament" held in Chiba City from the 6th to the 2nd was unable to invite overseas powerhouses due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and on the 7th, the men who will be the first Paralympic athletes to participate in the world ranking 10th. The representative unofficial players of the team were divided into two teams and played against each other.
Team A, which had a large number of unofficial players, caught up with the tie by scoring a goal with a firm aim at the gap in the defense just before the end of the first half of the first half.
In the second half, Miyashoku and Yuto Sano, who participated in the middle of the game, mixed fast-speed balls and bouncing balls to score points, and Team A won 5 to 1 and proceeded with the postponement of the tournament. The result of the strengthening measures was shown.
Miyashoku, who scored three goals, said, "I think Japan has grown the most in the world during this period when I can't play against overseas powerhouses. I'm a dark horse, but I want to run to the top." ..
Women's Japan national team will play against men's club team
On the other hand, the Japanese women's national team, who are aiming for the gold medal since the London Paralympics, played against a men's club team that throws at almost the same speed as the ball thrown by the world's top women instead of being unable to participate in overseas powerhouses.
The women's national team also scored goals on the speed-balls thrown by the boys and the bound balls that bounced high, highlighting the challenges in terms of defense for the Tokyo tournament.
Yuki Amama, who has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo tournament, said, "There were many challenges, but I think I got a chance to grow for the next time, so I would like to train."
Six players have already been decided as the women's national team for goalball, but there is a possibility that the members will be reviewed depending on the content of this tournament.
Japan national goalball coach Takakazu Ichikawa said, "I would like to hold a training camp and proceed with the selection of players in the future based on the results of the tournament."