Three men and women who won medals at the Tokyo Paralympic Marathon held a meeting, and Misato Michishita, who won the gold medal in the women's visually impaired class, said, "Thanks to the people who supported me, I was impressed." He reiterated his joy.
The Tokyo Paralympic Marathon was held on the 5th in a course in central Tokyo, where Michishita won a gold medal in the women's visually impaired class, and Shinji Horikoshi in the men's visually impaired class and a class with a disability. Tsutomu Nagata each won a bronze medal.
The three who won the medals one night after the race attended the press conference, and Michishita reiterated the joy of fulfilling his long-cherished wish, saying, "I'm still dreaming because I haven't slept since yesterday."
On top of that, "I was disappointed that I couldn't win the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games five years ago, so I've been preparing with a lot of practice with my friends. I'm glad I got the gold medal. Thanks to the people who supported me. I'm impressed to get here. "
In addition, Horikoshi, who became the first medal in the fourth tournament, said, "For eight years after the event was decided to be held in Tokyo, I wanted to win a medal here and continued the competition. However, I was able to win a medal with the support of many people. "
Nagata, who participated for the first time, said, "I was spending my time thinking that I didn't want the tournament held in my country to end in a dreamlike time. I have. "