It turned out that the JPC = Japan Paralympic Committee is making final adjustments in the direction of appointing Mami Sato, who has been appointed as the triathlon representative, as the flag bearer of the Tokyo Paralympics.
One male and one female will be the flag bearers of the Japanese team at the Tokyo Paralympics, and Yukihiro Iwabuchi, a table tennis player, was selected for the boys, but the girls were not decided.
Under these circumstances, it was found in an interview with the people concerned that JPC is making final adjustments in the direction of appointing Mami Sato, who participated in the presentation of the bid for the Tokyo Games and was appointed as the representative of the triathlon.
Tani is 39 years old from Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture.
With a prosthesis from the knee of his right foot, he participated in the Paralympics in Athens, Beijing, and London as a track and field and long jumper for three consecutive tournaments, and switched to triathlon five years ago.
At the 2013 IOC Session, which was decided to hold the Tokyo Games, he appealed for the power of sports based on his experience of being saved by sports, even when he lost his right leg due to illness and when his hometown was severely damaged by the Great East Japan Earthquake. , Contributed to the bid for the Games.
In addition, Shingo Kunieda, a wheelchair tennis player, and Rie Urata, a goalball player, will serve as the deputy captain of the Japanese team at the Tokyo Paralympics.