The Tokyo Paralympic Games began on the 25th to the 12th.
Of these, the swimming race was qualifying in the morning, and 14-year-old Miyuki Yamada, who is expected to win the medal as the youngest member of the Japanese team, advanced to the final.
The Tokyo Paralympics will start on the 24th, with 4,400 athletes from approximately 160 countries and regions competing for medals in 22 competitions and 539 events over a 12-day period.
On the 25th, the first day of the competition, each competition will start at 9 am, of which the Japanese team in the swimming qualifying and 14-year-old Miyuki Yamada, who is expected to win the youngest medal, will be the top girl in the Japanese team. He appeared in a 100-meter back swim, finished with a time of 2: 34.35, and advanced to the final in 3rd place overall.
Yamada said, "Because it was the first Paralympic stage, I trembled when I got into the water because I was so nervous. I was just able to swim comfortably," recalled the first Paralympic race. Was there.
Other results.
In the men's 100-meter butterfly intellectual disability class, 20-year-old Naohide Yamaguchi, who participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time, finished fifth overall with a time of 57.57 seconds, which was his personal best, and advanced to the final held on the night of the 25th.
In addition, Dai Tokaibayashi was 11th overall with a time of 58.44 seconds, and Hirotomo Nakajima was 15th overall with a time of 58.96 seconds, and the top eight players did not advance to the final.
Yamaguchi said, "I was conscious of the powerful strokes and how to use my body, so I was able to update my personal best. I was not so nervous, so I want to give myself a ranking that I will not regret."
In the women's 100-meter butterfly and intellectual disability class, Moe Kinoshita, who participated in the Paralympics for the first time, finished in 7th place overall with a time of 1'10.53. Maimi Inoue, who participated in the same class, finished 12th overall with a time of 1'12.08 and did not advance to the final.
Kinoshita said, "I was a little nervous, but it was a good race. I swam aggressively in the first half, but I was able to continue swimming in the second half. rice field.
Takayuki Suzuki, a 34-year-old who participated in five consecutive Paralympic Games in the men's 50-meter breaststroke class with motor dysfunction, finished fifth overall with a time of 51.75 seconds and decided to advance to the final.
Suzuki said, "I'm glad I was able to swim and stay in the final. It's the first day, so I hope I can get good results and connect to everyone's races in the future. I was 4th in the Rio de Janeiro tournament. I want to do my best to get back on the podium. "
In the men's 100-meter butterfly visually impaired class, Motoki Saito broke his own Japanese record with a time of 1'1.14, but he was 10th overall and did not advance to the final.
In the women's 200m freestyle motor dysfunction class, Maori Yui, who participated in the Paralympic Games for the first time, finished in a time of 3:11:12 and decided to advance to the final tonight in 6th place overall.
Yui said, "I enjoyed swimming without being too nervous in the qualifying. I came to the 200m freestyle with the goal of advancing to the final, so I want to aim for my best in the final."
In the men's 100-meter freestyle motor dysfunction class, Torataro Ogiwara was 13th overall with a time of 1'1.59, and Kota Kubota was 16th overall with a time of 1'2.97. I didn't advance to the final.