The 42-year-old Keiichi Sato, who was newly appointed as the representative of the Beijing Paralympics this week, said, "I want to do what I can look forward to." He talked about his enthusiasm for the 5th Paralympic Games in summer and winter.
Para Biathlon is a competition that combines ski cross-country skiing and shooting, and a training camp for the Beijing Paralympics in March next year is being held in Hachimantai City, Iwate Prefecture from 25th this month.
Two people, 47-year-old Momoko Dekijima, who has participated in the training camp for the fifth consecutive tournament since the 2006 Turin tournament, and 42-year-old Sato, who was newly appointed as the Beijing Paralympics representative this week, are participating.
In the practice on the 28th, after skiing on a 900-meter course with roller skis in the rain and dying, the practice of shooting 5 times was repeated, aiming the shooting according to the disordered breathing and wind conditions. Was adjusting.
Sato has also participated in the Rio de Janeiro Games in the summer of 2016 as a triathlon, and in the winter he will be participating in the 2010 Vancouver Games for the fourth time in a row.
Last year, I suffered a serious injury during summer training, and last season I could hardly participate in the tournament and did not get the points necessary to represent the Beijing tournament, but the International Paralympic Committee has announced that each country I have been appointed as a representative with a special frame to choose from the recommended players.
Mr. Sato said, "I feel that I will be tightened by being evaluated for what I have done. I do not know how much my ability will work, but I am looking forward to the results and I want to do what I can do now."
The two will also represent cross-country skiers, and will be competing in the World Cup in Canada in December and the World Championships in Norway in January next year for the Paralympics in March.