In the Paralympic rowing competition, Japan won the right to participate in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in the recommended frame for the "Fore with mixed steering wheel" on which male and female athletes with motor dysfunction and visual impairment ride, and five athletes are represented. It was decided to.
The Paralympic boat's "Fore with Mixed Coxswain" is a competition in which five athletes, including the "Cox", who is a steerer who can be a healthy person, can ride a mixed race of athletes with motor dysfunction and visual impairment.
The representatives of the Tokyo Paralympics were Ryohei Ariyasu and Yu Kimura, who are visually impaired, Toshiaki Nishioka, who has a paralyzed arm, Yohatsu Yao, who has a paralyzed right half of the body, and Hiroyuki Tateda of Cox. There are 5 people.
In this event, which competes for time on a straight course of 2000 meters, the five of them finished 6th in the final of the world final qualifying held in Italy this month and did not get a quota.
After that, as a result of discussions with the IPC = International Paralympic Committee, the international boat competition group announced that it would give Japan the right to participate in the recommendation frame, and as a result, five people including Cox were appointed as the representatives of the Tokyo Paralympic Games. did.
Both will be the first Paralympic games.
What are the 5 unofficial candidates?
These are the five Paralympic representatives of the Paralympic Fore with a mixed coxswain.
Ryohei Ariyasu is 34 years old from Koganei City, Tokyo. He was diagnosed with macular dystrophy at the age of 15 and has a visual impairment that lacks central vision.
I was a visually impaired judo player, but five years ago, I switched to a boat after a player excavation program in Tokyo.
I am also active as a "dual wield athlete" who also engages in cross-country skiing, which was done to strengthen boats, as a competition.
Toshiaki Nishioka is 49 years old from Hiroshima City. At the age of 25, a traffic accident left a paralysis below the elbow of his left arm, and he used his right arm to squeeze the whole body.
I started boating with the introduction of an acquaintance and have been aiming to participate in the Paralympics.
You will be the oldest member of the team.
Yu Kimura is 17 years old from Setagaya Ward, Tokyo. Shortly after birth, I had a stroke and my vision remained impaired. Although I had no full-fledged sports experience, I started boating last year, and in February I joined the team after clearing the criteria for becoming a national team player.
Yonatsu Yao is 23 years old from Fujimino City, Saitama Prefecture.
I have a paralysis on the right side of my body due to a cerebral infarction, and I mainly use my left hand to row the oars.
Although he was a para-athletics player, he learned about boats through a player excavation program and turned to college in his second year.
Hiroyuki Tateda is 29 years old from Sapporo.
It is a "cox" that can be used by healthy people to give instructions on the direction of travel of the ship.
I started boating when I was a high school student, and when I was a university student or a member of society, I contributed to Japan's number one as Cox, but three years ago I changed to a paraboat and aimed to participate in the Paralympics.