JPC = Japan Paralympic Committee is making final adjustments to appoint Shingo Kunieda, who has won three gold medals in wheelchair tennis, as the captain of the Japanese team of the Tokyo Paralympics. I understand.
According to the people concerned, the Japanese team of the Tokyo Paralympics will have one male and one female captain and one deputy captain, and one male and female captain for the two flag bearers.
Regarding the captain, it was found to several parties that JPC is making final adjustments in the direction of appointing Kunieda, who has been a leader in wheelchair tennis for many years.
Kunieda is 37 years old from Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture.
Armed with quick wheelchair operation and accurate and versatile shots, he has participated in the Paralympics for four consecutive games since the 2004 Athens Games, and has won three gold medals in both singles and doubles.
Kunieda declared his first professional turn as a wheelchair tennis player in Japan in 2009, and was also the captain of the Japanese Paralympics at the 2014 Asian Para Games. There was a growing voice to recommend it as the "face" of the Paralympics.