Maya Nakanishi, who has been nominated as a representative in the artificial limbs class, marked a jump of 5 meters and 49 centimeters in the women's long jump at the "Japan Para Tournament" where top track and field athletes aiming for the Tokyo Paralympics gather, making smooth adjustments toward the actual performance. I showed it.
Queen evolving in adversity
Nakanishi, who won the gold medal at the adult world championship and faces the Tokyo Paralympics as the world queen, continues to evolve even in the face of the adversity of the Corona disaster.
Last year, in order to protect elderly families from infection, I moved my practice base from my parents' home in Oita to Osaka, and continued practicing in parks and parking lots while the stadium was unavailable.
Even so, by practicing running on the unstable ground of the park, I thought that it would be a plus to improve the sense of balance that is difficult to acquire with artificial limbs, which led to evolution.
At last year's Japan Championships, Nakanishi showed off a spectacular jump of 5 meters and 70 centimeters, breaking the Asian record by 19 centimeters.
At the Tokyo Paralympics, the goal is 6 meters, which female athletes with artificial limbs have never jumped at the Paralympics.
Another 30 centimeters is not easy, but Nakanishi, who set a record with the corona wreck, is sure to catch the dream platform and the podium in Tokyo.
Nakanishi "I got a better record than I expected"
Maya Nakanishi, a women's long jumper and artificial limb class, said, "It was a match that left me with some practice to speed up for the Tokyo Paralympics, but at this time of year, it was a better record than I had expected. I'm going to make fine adjustments after that. "
Furthermore, when asked about the significance of the Tokyo Paralympics, he said, "For me, I would like to perform 100% in any situation, win a gold medal in the world record, see it, and feel something. I want to be thorough. "
Rabbitsawa, who breaks the Asian record, "acts in the best condition"
Tomomi Usawa, who broke her own Asian record in the women's long jump prosthesis class, said, "I'm glad I was able to set my personal best even in the headwind, and if it was a tailwind, I think I could have improved the record even more. I think the improvement in speed was the reason why I was able to keep a record. "
On top of that, he said, "I started the competition because I participated in the Tokyo Paralympics, so I hope that it will be held, but I want to prepare as much as possible and reach the actual performance in the best condition so that everyone will support me a lot." Shown.