“You’ve won a Grand Slam and a Paralympic gold medal in the space of pretty much one week,” said opponent Alfie Hewett to his respected rival....
The Tokyo native adds to Beijing, London titles to solidify his place as one of Japan's greatest Paralympians.
She is aiming for a medal in all three categories present at the Games: singles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles.
Kamiji is vying for her first Paralympic singles title, while Kunieda is one win away from his third.
The 39-year-old is Japan’s first boccia medalist in an individual Paralympic Games event.
“I am very happy because my main dream came true. I have no words to describe [the feeling]," said Dinesh Priyan Herath Mudiyanselage.
“My life’s not about winning, it’s about taking on new challenges like I did with triathlon,” Snyder said.
The vision-impaired Karasawa explained: “The fellow runner is the eyes of the athlete and the strategic brain, making his role an important one for how to...
Some of the world’s most successful Para athletes are returning to the spotlight at the Tokyo Games.
The author is on assignment this weekend, but it’s been a busy month so far. In last week’s Japan Sports Notebook, an overview of the...
Updated on Monday, October 12. Yui Kamiji and Momoko Ohtani met in the French Open women’s wheelchair singles final on Friday, October 9, making...
If the subject of Japanese sports trailblazers comes up in conversation, pioneering baseball and soccer stars would probably be mentioned first. After all,...
