Six athletes who will participate in the Beijing Paralympic Snowboard, which will start next month, met, and Daichi Oguri, who will participate in two consecutive tournaments, said, "I want to have fun with the whole team and get the best results."
41-year-old Oguri will be the captain of the snowboard team at the Beijing Games, as he did not reach the medals in the second event he participated in at the previous Pyeongchang Games.
At an online press conference on the 17th, Oguri said, "We can participate in the best stage of the Paralympics with the whole team, so we want to have the best fun with the whole team and get the best results."
In addition, Keiji Okamoto, a former professional snowboarder who participated in the Paralympics for the first time, said, "I had a lot of hard and painful feelings up to this point, but I tried my best to make good memories and bright memories. I want to do it. "
In addition, Takahito Ichikawa, who was decided to participate for the first time in the frame selected by the International Paralympic Committee, said, "I want to win a medal in the second event and bring a smile to the Japanese people who support me."
As for snowboarding, a snowboard cross will be held on the 6th and 7th of next month, and a banked slalom will be held on the 12th. From Japan, Masataka Oiwane, Shinji Tabuchi, and Junta Kosuda will join together. 6 people will participate.