Yoshimi Kaji from Aichi, Hiromi Tatsumi from Tokushima, and Yuta Takagi from Osaka will be the first in the world final qualifying for paracanoeing in Hungary to win the Tokyo Paralympic Games. I have been appointed as the representative of the Paralympics.

In the World Final Qualifying for Paracanoe held in Hungary, qualifying slots will be given to the top countries and regions that have not won the qualifying slots for the Tokyo Paralympics, and the Japanese team will be represented by the players who have won the qualifying slots. I will make an offer.



In the women's kayak single on the 15th, the class with the lightest disability, Kaji finished 6th with a time of 52.29 seconds in the final and won the quota.



In the men's kayak single, the final of the class with moderate disabilities, Tatsumi finished in 9th place with a time of 50.39 seconds and won the quota.



In the men's kayak single, the class with the heaviest disability, 26-year-old Yuta Takagi, who lost in the semi-finals on the 13th, got a place in the lead, and as a result, three people were appointed as the first Paralympic representatives.



In this world final qualifying, the Japanese team missed the entry slot in the men's ver single, but due to the host country slot, another person will be elected in the future, and the Paralympic national team players will come out.

Hiromi Tatsumi Endurance that "doesn't fall until the end"

Hiromi Tatsumi, a men's kayak single, is 43 years old from Kamiita Town, Tokushima Prefecture.

This is a class of kayaks with moderate disabilities.



Originally I taught canoeing as an outdoor tour guide, but in 2008 I started paracanoeing because my spinal cord was injured in an accident while snowboarding and my lower body became incapacitated.



With the endurance that does not slow down until the end of the game, I refined the start dash, which was an issue, and decided to participate in the Paralympics for the first time.

Yoshimi Kaji Started the competition at the age of 34 and became the representative

Yoshimi Kaji, a female kayak single, is 40 years old from Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture.

Of the three classes, this is the one with the least disability.



When I was in the second year of junior high school, I had my legs amputated in a traffic accident, and after that I was introduced to a rehabilitation teacher and was working on a wheelchair marathon.



At the age of 34, he was invited by a canoe official to start the competition, and although he was unable to advance to the finals at the 2019 World Championships and missed the Paralympic national team offer, he continued to improve his abilities.



This is my first time to participate in the Paralympics.

Yuta Takagi Recommended by my friend "that person" ...

Yuta Takagi, a men's kayak single, is 26 years old from Osaka.

This is the class with the most disabilities.



When I was in high school, I was aiming for Koshien as the 4th batter of the baseball club, but in the fall of my first year of college, my spinal cord was injured in a motorcycle accident and I couldn't move below my chest.



After that, my friend Rio de Janeiro Paralympics bronze medalist Yui Kamiji of wheelchair tennis recommended parasports, and I started paracanoeing about four years ago.



With a powerful paddle judgment using a trained upper body, he will improve his sense of catching water and improve his ability, and this will be his first time to participate in the Paralympics.