Tokyo Paralympics Archery Men's individual, Koji Oyama of "W1" who has a severe disability in a wheelchair, lost to a Turkish player 129 to 133 in the quarterfinals and did not advance to the semifinals.
Koji Oyama participated in this tournament for the first time in place of Nakakitsugu, who died in February while being nominated as a representative in this event.
Since both hands and feet are impaired, aim at the target 50 meters away with the style of holding a bow with your left hand, pulling a string with your mouth and shooting an arrow.
Oyama played against Korean players in the first round of the final tournament, and when they finished hitting 15 of each other, they lined up 129 to 129.
The game was entangled in a shoot-off where players competed for points by hitting one by one, and the Korean player who hit first marked 10 points.
Oyama, who needs 10 points closer to the center than his opponent to win, marked 10 points just 3 mm closer to the center than his opponent, and won a close battle to advance to the quarterfinals.
Oyama, who made a big guts pose and raised a voice of joy, said, "Mr. Naka helped me."
In the quarter-finals, he played against the Turkish player who ranked first in the ranking round and showed stable play from the beginning, but lost 129 to 133 and did not advance to the semi-finals.
Oyama "I will do my best to make a good report to Mr. Naka in heaven."
Oyama said, "I really enjoyed such a big stage. I knew that the other party didn't make any mistakes, but I was wondering how much I could eat. I think I was able to show my own personality."
In addition, he said that he was entangled in the shoot-off in the first round, "I was not nervous. As a result of reimagining how to put myself out and hitting it, I was able to put it inside the opponent, so it was a fun match." I was talking with a smile.
Then, thinking of Naka, who died in February, he said, "Mr. Naka helped me in the shoot-off." He said, "It was a big win. I want to accumulate more skills and experience from now on. I will continue to do my best to make good reports to Mr. Naka in heaven. "