At the Tokyo Paralympics, Japan won a total of 51 medals, including 13 gold medals, and finished the tournament.

The number of medals is the second highest after the 2004 Athens Games, and it can be said that the strengthening strategy has achieved some results, but the question is whether it will lead to the spread of parasports after the Games and the realization of a symbiotic society.

After the 12-day competition at the Tokyo Paralympics, Japan won a total of 51 medals, including 13 gold medals, 15 silver medals, and 23 bronze medals.



It has more than doubled from 24 in the previous Rio de Janeiro Games, which ended without a gold medal, and is the second highest after 52 in the 2004 Athens Games.



Among them, athletes who were considered to be ace, such as Tomoki Sato and Misato Michishita on land, Keiichi Kimura of swimming, and Shingo Kunieda of wheelchair tennis, won the gold medal as expected.



In addition, in the new competition badminton, 19-year-old Daiki Kajiwara defeated the world's number one player to win a gold medal, and the Japanese team won a total of nine medals.



In addition, triathlon and wheelchair basketball boys won medals for the first time, and boccia and wheelchair tennis won the most medals to date, including gold medals.



The "selection and concentration" strategy, in which medals intensively strengthen promising events, has come to fruition, but there are concerns about a decrease in support in the future, and it is hoped that this result will lead to the spread and establishment of parasports. You can.



Furthermore, not only the medals, but also the appearance of the athletes from each country who face their own obstacles and devote themselves to the competition with ingenuity and effort attracted a lot of sympathy.



With the spread of the new coronavirus infection, it was an unusual tournament that did not allow spectators in principle, but the realization of a symbiotic society where everyone can live without discrimination regardless of disability, age, gender, nationality, etc. It is being asked if it can be connected to.