The final domestic selection for the wheelchair marathon, which aims for the Tokyo Paralympics, was held on the 7th at the Ground Self-Defense Force's garrison in Tachikawa, Tokyo.
The wheelchair marathon representative selection race was held for the first time on a course that goes around the runway of the Ground Self-Defense Force Tachikawa station, and 11 men and women participated.
In the wheelchair marathon, we will take the lead in order from the group and proceed with the race while acting as a windbreaker, but this time there were few leading groups for both men and women, and the pace did not rise due to the influence of the wind.
As a result, Kota Hokinoue finished at the top with a time of 1 hour 30 minutes 40 seconds, but no player was closer to the national team's offer because he was more than 8 minutes behind the goal.
Tonoue said, "The ideal race development collapsed at an early stage, but I changed my mind and did my best without giving up until the end. I have participated in the three Paralympic Games so far, so I thought that I would break through anything this time as well. It's a shame. I'm sorry that I had a special race organized. "
In the wheelchair marathon for the Tokyo Paralympics, Tomoki Suzuki has been nominated as the representative for boys, and Tsubasa Kino has been nominated for women.