Six athletes from the wheelchair class, including Sarina Satomi and Daiki Kajiwara, who aim to win their second consecutive badminton title at the Paris Paralympic Games, have been selected to represent the Paris Games.
Representatives for para-badminton were selected based on the world rankings of the points race for the right to participate in the Paris Paralympic Games, which was held until the end of March.Of these, Japanese players were selected from among the top six players in the world in the men's and women's doubles events. The player has been selected to represent the Paris Games in both doubles and singles.
The women's doubles pair, who
are ranked second in the world in the wheelchair class, and Yuma Yamazaki, and the
men
's doubles pair,
who are ranked third in the world in the wheelchair class, are Kajiwara and Hiroshi Murayama. is.
For mixed doubles,
the pair of Oyu Imai and Noriko Ito, who are in the class for those with arm or leg disabilities, have been selected.
All six athletes will be participating in the Paralympic Games for the second consecutive time, following the Tokyo Games.
Satomi, who is aiming for her second consecutive title in the women's singles and doubles, commented, ``I want to do my best to perform to move the hearts of those who support me.There are four months left until the Paralympic Games, and I will give my all.''
In addition, Kajiwara, who has won 107 consecutive international men's singles tournaments and is aiming for his second consecutive Paralympic title, commented, ``I will play with all my might to give courage and excitement to those who watch me play.''