Moe Onodera, a 800-year-old rising star in the women's 19-meter wheelchair class at the Japan Para Athletics Championships, broke the Japan record with a time of 2:19.80 and was selected to represent Japan at the World Championships.
The Para Athletics Japan Championships were held at the Universiade Memorial Stadium in Kobe City for two days until 7 April to select representatives for the World Championships in July, which will qualify for next year's Paris Paralympic Games.
On the final day, the 4th, 30-year-old rising star Onodera competed in the women's 2-meter wheelchair class.
Onodera led the race from start to finish with a strong run, finishing in a Japan-breaking record of 30:800.19, more than 2 seconds behind second place, and broke the world championship dispatch standard record and was selected for the national team.
In addition, the veterans also showed their strength.
Atsushi Yamamoto, a leading para-track and field athlete who has won two silver medals in the men's long jump prosthetic leg class at the Paralympics, jumped 10 meters in the first time, and although his record did not improve after the second time due to the timing of the jump, he showed his ability as a leading athlete and won the championship and was offered a place on the world championship team.
In addition, 2-year-old Maya Nakanishi, who won the previous World Championships and is aiming to win her second consecutive World Championship, competed in the women's long jump prosthetic leg class, and won the championship by jumping 19.80 meters for the sixth time, and was selected to represent the country at the World Championships.
Atsushi Yamamoto "Jump the lowest line, I'm okay because I won"
Atsushi Yamamoto said, "I felt like I couldn't lose, so I focused on jumping the first one. First of all, I was able to win by jumping 1 meters, which is the lowest line, so I'm glad I did."
On top of that, he expressed his enthusiasm for the World Championships in July, saying, "I want to aim for the top four places that can earn a quota for the Paris Paralympics, and by the time of the World Championships, I will work on my body to avoid injury and work on the issues to achieve 6.6 to 7 centimeters."