A total of 24 men and women have been nominated for the Japan national team for ball games and wheelchair basketball at the Tokyo Paralympics, and Reio Fujimoto, an ace player, has joined the team for five consecutive tournaments.
The Japanese Wheelchair Basketball Federation held an online press conference on the 17th, and announced 12 men and women each who were appointed to represent Japan in the Tokyo Paralympics.
Among them, the men who are aiming to win the first medal were selected as Ace Fujimoto Reo, who will participate in the Paralympics for five consecutive tournaments, and Captain Hide Toyoshima.
Men's head coach Kazuyuki Kyoya said, "We chose players based on winning the world's strongest players in defense. We would like to work on strengthening cooperation and tactics with these 12 people to win the target medal." I was talking.
On the other hand, Mari Amimoto, the ace who scored the most points in the 2008 Beijing tournament, and Ikumi Takubo, the co-captain, were selected as the girls who will participate in the host country for the first time in three tournaments.
Women's head coach Yoshiaki Iwasa said, "Because the team is not tall, we want to fight for medals with all 12 players, conscious of turning from fierce defense to attack."
In the future, the unofficially decided athletes will hold training camps and make adjustments for the Paralympic Games.