Atsushi Yamamoto (39), a leading para-athletics player in the long jump prosthesis class, set a good record of 6 meters and 59 centimeters at a tournament in Aichi prefecture, referring to wind assistance, and the Tokyo Paralympics approached about two months later. I showed a smooth adjustment towards.
Yamamoto, a silver medalist at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics who has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Games, has positioned the Tokyo Games, which will be celebrated at the age of 39, as the last Paralympic Games.
On the 20th, he participated in the long jump prosthesis class at the para-athletics competition held in Ichinomiya City, Aichi Prefecture, and won the championship by jumping 6 meters and 31 centimeters, which is the best of the season, for the first time.
In the second time, while the reference record was a tailwind of 4.3 meters, it marked a good record of 6 meters and 59 centimeters, approaching its own Asian record, and showed good adjustments toward the Tokyo Paralympics about two months later.
In the women's field, Kaede Maekawa (23), who has been appointed as a representative under the guidance of Yamamoto, jumped 4 meters and 41 centimeters, which is equivalent to 3rd place in the world ranking this season, in the final jump. We updated the vest by 15 cm and gained momentum for winning medals in production.
Atsushi Yamamoto "Responsiveness to go"
Atsushi Yamamoto jumped over 6 meters on the 20th, saying, "I tried various jumping methods such as high and low, and ended up with a good feeling. I adjusted with the idea that if the speed of the run-up increases, the distance will naturally increase. From now on, if you can run faster even if there is no tailwind, and if the accuracy of what you are trying now by jumping improves, there is a response that you can go. Since many athletes will improve the record in the Paralympic season. , I also want to do my best so that I can update my personal best at the Tokyo Paralympics. "
Kaede Maekawa "I broke the wall of 4m20cm"
Kaede Maekawa, who updated her personal best by 15 centimeters, said with a smile, "I couldn't get out of the 4m 20cm range, but I was so happy that I could break the wall."
Atsushi Yamamoto, who receives guidance, advised me to run at full power without adjusting the speed in the run-up, and said that I have been working on that practice, "I used to run with about 80% power for jumping. However, today I was only conscious of running with all my strength, which led to the record. In the future, I would like to work on the movement in the air after the jump so that I can get closer to winning the medal at the Tokyo Paralympics. "