The Tokyo Paralympic Games were on the 9th day of the tournament, and Japan won a total of three medals, including Hidetaka Sugimura, who won a gold medal in a class where Boccia's individual cerebral palsy and other disabilities were mild.
"Gold" in boccia
In the final of a class with mild disabilities such as Boccia's individual cerebral palsy, Japanese captain Sugimura won the gold medal over the Thai player.
This is the first time for Japanese to win a gold medal in Boccia, and it is also the
first
time for an individual to win a medal
.
"Silver" in swimming
Men's 100-meter breaststroke In the visually impaired class, Japanese ace Keiichi Kimura won the silver medal.
Kimura, who has participated in four consecutive tournaments, won the first medal in this tournament and became the seventh medal in the Paralympic Games.
"Copper" in wheelchair tennis
In the quad doubles, where players with disabilities not only in their legs but also in their arms and hands participate in wheelchair tennis, the game was entangled by midnight because the play was temporarily suspended due to the rain. , Mitsuteru Moroishi and Koji Kanno won the bronze medal by beating the British pair with a set count of 2: 1.
This is the first time a Japanese player has won a medal in a quad event.
The number of medals won in each country
Japan won three medals in one day, bringing the total to 25, including 6 gold, 7 silver and 12 bronze.
The total number of medals, gold medal of the many in order
▽ China 68 gold, 43 pieces of silver, 147 copper 36 together,
then
▽ Russian Paralympic Committee has 32 gold, 20 silver, 37 pieces of combined copper 89 pieces, ▽ The United Kingdom has 30 pieces of gold, 24 pieces of silver, and 32 pieces of copper, for a total of 86 pieces.