In the Tokyo Paralympics and Equestrian, 26-year-old Masaru Inaba participated for the first time in grade 3 of the individual and finished 15th.
Equestrian at the Tokyo Paralympics is performed at Equestrian Park in Setagaya Ward, Tokyo, where the steps and figures are drawn in a rectangular horse field, giving a sense of unity, accuracy, and dynamism with the horse. It will be scored.
Individual events are divided into five classes according to the type and degree of disability. Of these, Inaba, who has congenital cerebral palsy and has disabilities in both legs, participated in Grade 3, which is the third most severe disability.
Inaba performed with a calm expression to confirm the sense of unity with the horse, and showed accurate movements such as drawing a circle and moving diagonally.
The result was 67.529, 15th place.
Inaba "I want to make an effort to connect to the next"
Inaba said, "It was a good experience to be able to fight in this wonderful place. As the performance progressed, I got stronger. I still have a lot of work to do, but I think I was able to do what I can do now. There were many things that I felt when I was on the stage of the Paralympics, and I would like to make an effort to connect to the next one. "