Four athletes who were appointed as representatives of the new Paralympic Games, Para-Badminton, held a press conference and expressed their enthusiasm, saying, "I want many people to know about the competition through their success in the competition."
Para-badminton, which will be the first official competition at the Tokyo Paralympics, was nominated as a representative of six doubles events last month, and four of them held an online press conference for the first time after the tentative decision on the 9th.
Ayako Suzuki, a class with a disability in the arm who was unofficially decided in the second category of women's doubles and singles, said, "Since the selection race has been going on since March 2019, I think that I finally got an unofficial decision." talked.
Suzuki, who is second in the world ranking in singles, is aiming to win a medal in the second event together with doubles. I want to keep the results. "
In addition, Noriko Ito, a class with a leg disability who makes a doubles pair with Suzuki, said, "I have been aiming to participate in the tournament since the official recruitment was decided in 2014. I was happy to get a job offer and I was relieved again. I want to regain my feelings and prepare for the actual performance. "
In addition, Hiroshi Murayama, who is third in the world in the men's doubles wheelchair class, said, "I am honestly happy. I hope that some of the people who watched our competition will have something left. "I want to give back in my own play. I want to show a play that conveys my gratitude," said Daiki Kajiwara, who formed a pair.
The Tokyo tournament para-badminton will be held from September 1st to 5th.