Atsushi Yamamoto, a leading para-athletics player, set a time equivalent to the world record in the 800-meter prosthesis class, which is not the original event, at a record meeting held in Tokyo.

According to the Japan Para Athletics Federation, it will be the first world record in this class if recognized by an international sports organization.

The record meeting held in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo was held for the first time by four domestic sports organizations, including the Japan Para Athletics Federation and the Japan Def Athletics Association for the hearing impaired.



Yamamoto, a leading para-athletics player who won two silver medals in the Paralympic men's long jump prosthesis class, and Tomoki Sato, who won two gold medals at the Tokyo Paralympics last year, participated. ..



Of these, Yamamoto dared to participate in the men's 800-meter prosthesis class, which is not the original event.



In this class, there was no record certified as a world record so far, but Yamamoto showed a stable run without slowing down significantly in the second half, and the standard time of the world record set by the International Sports Federation was 3 minutes 35 seconds. I finished with a time of 2: 52.06, which is faster than 28.



This record will be the first world record if the Japan Para Athletics Federation applies to an international sports organization and is approved.



Yamamoto said, "I wanted you to see the challenge. I hope that at the competition where various people compete together, everyone will be excited by their own challenges and that they will be able to realize various possibilities."



In addition, Sato said that he participated in the men's 400-meter wheelchair class and set the fastest time. Was there.