Kenya Karasawa (27), who holds a world record in the men's 5000m visually impaired class on para-athletics, talked about his enthusiasm for winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Paralympics, which is approaching about a month later.

Karasawa, who lost his eyesight due to retinal detachment at the age of 10, started the competition in the wake of the previous Rio de Janeiro Games, and set a new world record of 15 minutes 9 seconds 94 in the men's 5000 meters visually impaired class in May. I made a name for myself as a gold medal candidate for the Tokyo Paralympics.



Karasawa, who met online on the 20th, was able to run without strength because he was able to run without strength because he was able to run with Koji Kobayashi, a former Hakone Ekiden runner who has been a companion since April, as a factor of the world record. Was analyzed to have led to the final spurt.



He said that he was confident that he won the bronze medal at 5000 meters while the temperature exceeded 30 degrees Celsius at the adult world championship held in Dubai in the Middle East, citing heat response as the key to winning and losing the Tokyo Paralympics. talked.



Karasawa said, "Overseas players are unknown because they will match the Paralympics, but I am confident in the world record. I want to at least get a medal and I want to do my best to get the target gold medal. I would like to give back to the companions who helped me. "