Kenya Karasawa, who won the silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympic men's 5000 meters and visually impaired class, set a new world record of 14 minutes 55 seconds 39 at a competition held in Yokohama on the 25th.
This was announced by the Japan Para Athletics Federation.
According to this, Karasawa, who set a record equivalent to the world record in May, participated in the 5000 meters at the competition held at the Kenshidai Campus of the Japan Sports University in Yokohama City on the 25th, 14 minutes 55. It means that it set a new world record of 39 seconds.
This is the first time in 17 years since the Athens Paralympics in 2004 that the world record for this class was set.
Karasawa had won a silver medal in the Tokyo Paralympic men's 5000 meters land class and a visually impaired class. I want to win a gold medal at the Paris Paralympics in Tokyo. "
The Japan Para-Athletics Federation will apply to the World Para-Athletics Federation through the Japan Blind Marathon Association for this new world record.