Three athletes have been newly appointed as representatives of the Tokyo tournament in the para-badminton singles event, a new competition of the Tokyo Paralympics.

The representatives of para-badminton, which will be the first official competition at the Tokyo Paralympics, are being selected based on the latest world rankings announced last month.



Of these, on the 16th, the Japanese Para-Sports Federation recommended the top three athletes in the world ranking to the Japan Paralympic Committee for the men's and women's singles event, and nominated them as representatives of the Tokyo Paralympic Games.



Newly decided are Daisuke Fujiwara, who is ranked 4th in the world ranking for men's singles with a disability, and Ryo Fujiwara, who is 4th in the world for women's singles with a disability, in a wheelchair. Rie Ogura is the 6th largest player in the world.



Including the 6 doubles events announced last month, the number of para-badminton representatives has increased to 9 in the 10 events.

Men's Singles Daisuke Fujiwara

Daisuke Fujiwara, who was appointed as the representative of the Tokyo tournament in para-badminton, is 27 years old from Kochi prefecture.



Fujiwara is ranked 4th in the world ranking in the men's singles class with a disability.



I have amputated my left leg due to an infectious disease that I had shortly after birth and am using a prosthesis, but since I was in elementary school I have been playing badminton in general.



In the second year of high school, he turned to para-badminton and won the national tournament runner-up.



In December of last year, he was the first person in this event to win the tournament for the sixth consecutive time at the Japanese Para-Sports Badminton Championship, which decides the best in Japan.

Women's Singles Ryo Fujino

Ryo Fujino, who was appointed as the representative of the Tokyo tournament in para-badminton, is 24 years old from Fukuoka prefecture.



Fujino, who is ranked 4th in the world ranking in the women's singles class with disabilities, has cerebral palsy and has disabilities in his right leg and right arm. I have continued.



When he was a university student, he was selected as a designated player for strengthening the Japanese national team, and he won the international tournament held in Thailand and showed his ability.



In the same year, he won second place in the international competition held as a test competition in Tokyo, and last year he also won the international competition held in Peru.



And last month, he won second place in the final selection tournament held in Spain, and was drawing the seat of the representative of the Tokyo tournament.

Wheelchair class Rie Ogura

Rie Ogura, who was appointed as the representative of the Tokyo tournament in para-badminton, is 35 years old from Saitama prefecture.



Ogura, who is ranked 6th in the world ranking in the women's singles and wheelchair classes, has a range of motion in the joints of both feet.



I learned about para-badminton when I was in high school, and I was fascinated by the fun of handling wheelchairs and continued to compete.



It has a smooth chair work, and its strength is agile wheelchair handling.



Despite his busy days of competition and work, as well as raising two children, he won a bronze medal in this event at the World Championships in Switzerland.