Tokyo Paralympic gold medalist Sarina Satomi won the gold medals in the women's singles and doubles wheelchair classes at the para-badminton world championships held for the first time in Japan.
The Para-Badminton World Championships were held with spectators at the same Yoyogi Daiichi Gymnasium as the Tokyo Paralympics.
On the 6th, the final day of the tournament, the finals of each event were held, and in the wheelchair class of the women's doubles, the pair of Tokyo Paralympic gold medalist Satomi Satomi and Yuma Yamazaki, ranked 8th in the world. against a pair of Turkish and Belgian players.
In the first half of the first game, it was a matter of scoring points, but from the middle stage, Satomi's powerful smashes and Yamazaki's accurate shots that pierced the course kept the pace and won the match with a score of 21-11.
In the 2nd game, Satomi and Yamazaki smoothly replaced each other according to the movement of the shuttle, and the points were piled up with play that showed the goodness of the combination everywhere. I won a gold medal.
Satomi also won a gold medal in the women's singles wheelchair class, achieving double crowns in singles and doubles.
Among other Japanese players, Daiki Kajiwara defeated a South Korean player in straight sets to win the gold medal in the men's singles wheelchair class.
Sarina Satomi "I was very happy to play in front of the audience"
Sarina Satomi, who won two gold medals in the women's singles and doubles wheelchair classes, said, "I was aiming to win gold in both singles and doubles at the World Championships, so I want to win both. I am satisfied with the result," he said.
Regarding playing in front of spectators at the same venue as the Tokyo Paralympics, he said, "There were no spectators at the Paralympics, so I was very happy to be able to play in front of the spectators, and the power of the support is amazing. It was a tournament that made me feel that way again," he said.
As for her future goals, she said, "I want to continue to win so as not to lose to the players who are chasing me in the position of being ranked number one in the world in both singles and doubles." was talking
Yuma Yamazaki "I want to do my best for Paris in two years"
Yuma Yamazaki, who won the gold medal in the women's doubles wheelchair class, said, "I'm honestly happy that I won the gold medal at the world championships held in Tokyo. My family and company people came to see me. I was happy to have the support," he said.
Regarding the Paris Paralympics two years from now, she said, "I think there will be various athletes in the next year, when the race for the Paralympic team will be held, but I will take one step at a time so that I can play in my own way so as not to lose. I want to do my best," he said.