Qualifying for the Tokyo Paralympics canoeing and women's kayak singles was held, and Monica Setachi, who participated in two consecutive tournaments, finished fourth in the qualifying race and advanced to the semifinals on the 4th.
The Tokyo Paralympics canoeing began on the 2nd, and various qualifying rounds for men and women were held at the Sea Forest Waterway in Koto Ward, Tokyo.
Of these, 23-year-old Monica Setachi participated in the two qualifying groups for the women's kayak single.
Setachi became unable to move the muscles around his waist because he fell when he was in the first year of high school.
After that, I worked on canoeing as a rehabilitation, and I have been improving my strength by receiving support from local Tokyo, Koto Ward, etc., such as providing practice places and canoeing for competitions.
At the beginning of the qualifying race, Setachi was competing for the top with Chilean and Italian players, but after that, he was separated and was overtaken by Canadian players at the end of the race, with a time of 1'0.180 and 4 out of 5 players. I arrived and proceeded to the semi-final which will be held on the 3rd.
In addition, Yuta Takagi, who participated in the two qualifying groups for the men's kayak single, finished 6th out of 6 with a time of 1'0.765.
Hiromi Tatsumi participated in another class of men's kayak singles, finishing 6th out of 7 with a time of 47.757.
Saki Komatsu participated in the women's qualifying group of Versingle, who uses a paddle with a webbing on only one side to ride a boat with floats, and finished 5th out of 6 with a time of 1'14.310. bottom.
Takagi, Tatsumi, and Komatsu will participate in the semi-finals on the 3rd.
In addition, Yoshimi Kaji participated in the two qualifying groups for the women's kayak single, finishing 5th out of 5 with a time of 55.777.
Koichi Imai participated in the two qualifying groups for the men's ver-single, finishing fifth with a time of 58.458 seconds.
Kaji and Imai will participate in the semi-finals on the 4th.
Seto "I will do my best to bring the sea to a boil in the final"
Monica Setachi, who participated in the qualifying for the women's kayak single, said, "I had a good start dash, but I was so nervous that I got stiff in the second half and stalled. I think there is no choice but to get better and better, "he recalled with regret.
He said to the semi-finals and finals, "If I can win well and have a race that I am satisfied with, I think the results will follow. I will do my best so that the sea at this venue can be boiled in the finals."