The Tokyo Paralympic wheelchair fencing was held by a men's foil team, and Japan was eliminated with 0 wins and 3 losses in the qualifying league.

On the 29th, the 6th day of the tournament, the final event of the men's and women's foil group was held in wheelchair fencing.



The group will include one or more Category B players with severe disabilities as members of the team, and nine games will be played in which three players play a round robin, competing for the total points of the team.



In Japan, Shintaro Kano of Category A, Ryuji Onda of Category B, and Michinobu Fujita came together.



Japan lost to France in the first match 32 to 45.



In the second match against Poland, after being led in the early stages, Kano played an active part, and after the seventh match, the match was reversed to 35 to 32.

However, in the eighth game, it was reversed again and lost 40 to 45.



In the third match, they played against China, which ranked first in the world ranking, and lost 32 to 45, and Japan lost in the qualifying league with 0 wins and 3 losses.



Japan has now completed all wheelchair fencing competitions in this tournament.



Japan has participated in this competition for the first time in three tournaments since the Beijing tournament, and the 6th place of Anri Sakurai, an individual female épée, was the best result.

Kano "A new start from here"

Kano, who was active in leading the team in the group, said, "I am very grateful to have held the tournament in a difficult situation. I was not thinking about aiming for the next Paris tournament, but the match was over. I feel that this is a new start from here, "he said with a fulfilling expression.

Onda "I still have the regret that I don't have it."

Onda, the oldest player on the team at the age of 45, said, "I couldn't get enough points and I was stuck. I still had the regret that I didn't have a chance. I had a good match. "

Fujita "Be sure to aim for the Paris tournament on this stage"

Fujita said with a refreshing expression, "It was a disappointing result, so it's not a good memory, but it was the best stage. I definitely want to come back to this stage aiming for the next Paris tournament."