Yui Kamiji, a wheelchair tennis player who was the final runner of the torch relay at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics, said in an interview on the 25th, "It was a time full of various thoughts." ..
At the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Paralympics held on the night of the 24th, 27-year-old Uechi, who aims to win a gold medal in a wheelchair tennis girl, will serve as the final runner of the torch relay with two young athletes from other competitions aiming to participate in the Paralympics in the future. I ignited the table.
On the 25th, after practicing at "Ariake Tennis Forest" in Koto-ku, Tokyo, which is the venue for wheelchair tennis, Uechi responded to an interview with NHK.
Uechi said, "It was a short time, but I was deeply moved, I remembered my competitive life, and I thought about the fact that the fire had passed everyone's hands one by one and the game that started after a while. It was a time full of various thoughts. The moment I lit the fire, I thought, "Let's do our best." "
Also, until the day of the performance, he said with a smile, "I couldn't tell most people to act as a torchbearer, and I was very nervous to hold my mouth. I might have been more nervous than the actual performance." I did.
Uechi said, "I would like to express my gratitude to those who have contributed to the tournament even though the social situation changes every day. From the dawn of the night, I will return to one player and win the gold medal over all the players. I want to make firm adjustments toward my goal of taking it. "
Wheelchair tennis will start on the 27th.