Keiichi Kimura, a Japanese ace who won the gold medal for the first time in the 4th Paralympic Games at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, visited the company to which he belongs and expressed his joy and gratitude for winning the long-sought gold medal.
"I can only think of the words that I'm glad"
Kimura, who won the gold medal in the men's 100m butterfly in the Tokyo Paralympics and the silver medal in the 100m breaststroke, visited the head office of his "Tokyo Gas" on the 10th.
Then, President Takashi Uchida and others said, "I was asked to listen to a lot of selfishness and support me until I won the gold medal." He expressed his joy and gratitude for winning the first gold medal at the 4th Paralympic Games.
After that, Kimura, who responded to the interview, recalled the Paralympics, saying, "I was able to achieve my goal, and I can only think of words that I was happy to be relieved."
Regarding the opportunity for many people to come into contact with parasports due to the competition held in their own country, "If you feel that the person who sees it feels trembling while you are pursuing your swimming. I'm happy. "
Also, he didn't say much about the future, including the Paris tournament three years later, as "completely blank".
Finally, on the 11th, Kimura, who is celebrating his 31st birthday, said, "Now that I have achieved my big goal, I think I have to move on to the next stage as a human being. I want to have a year in which I can become a person. "