The final match was held before the Boccia performance, which is a unique competition of Paralympics held at the Tokyo Paralympics, and all 10 members of the Japanese national team "Hinotama Japan" went into the actual battle.
The send-off match of Boccia held in Musashino City, Tokyo was the first actual match in about a year and a half due to the influence of the new Corona, and all 10 Japanese national teams named "Hinotama Japan" participated.
Of these, Hidetaka Sugimura and Takaki Hirose, who both won silver medals at the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics group, faced each other in individual competition, and Sugimura scored 5 points at once with the precise control of his characteristics in the first end, and he did not allow the lead after that. , I won 7 to 2 and showed good adjustment.
In addition, Keisuke Kawamoto, who has the most severe disabilities, and Shun Esaki, who has a disability other than cerebral palsy, also participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time, confirming the feeling of actual battle for the first time in a long time.
After the match, a send-off party was held, the representative players and assistants supporting the competition were introduced, and cheering messages gathered from all over the country were sent, and the players renewed their determination for the upcoming tournament one month later. I did.
Sugimura, the captain of the national team, said, "I want to show my success in the tournament, and I want to work together with the people who support me to achieve the goal of the national team to win medals in all classes." I stated my determination.