Adam Peska of Czech Republic, who has a progressive intractable disease, won the gold medal in the final of the Tokyo Paralympics, the class with the most severe disabilities in Boccia.
Peshka's lung function was impaired due to the illness, and he played while inhaling air and reached the top.
Czech player Adam Peska (24) won the gold medal in the final of the class with the heaviest disability in the Tokyo Paralympics and Boccia.
At the age of six, Peshka was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy, which causes muscle atrophy to progress.
According to Czech media, he started boccia at the facility he was attending at the age of 12, and now his lungs are dysfunctional due to illness, so he needs to blow air into his lungs from a cylinder installed in a wheelchair while playing. Is that there is.
Even in the final of the day, Peshka played with a tube in his nose and inhaling air.
With the help of his assistant, he skillfully used a slide-like device called a ramp to defeat a Greek player at the end of a tiebreaker and win his first Paralympic gold medal.
After the awards ceremony, Peshka, who smiled and responded to the interview, said, "I feel wonderful."