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The Yomiuri Shimbun Japan’s wheelchair rugby team after winning gold medal in Paris on Monday
Jiji Press
8:05 JST, September 3, 2024 (updated at 10:30 JST)
Paris, Sept. 2 (Jiji Press) — Japan clinched its first-ever gold medal in Paralympic wheelchair rugby at the Paris Games on Monday, defeating the United States 48-41.
Japan’s previous best results were bronze medals at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games and the 2021 Tokyo Games.
In wheelchair badminton, Japan’s Daiki Kajiwara grabbed the gold medal in men’s WH2-class singles for the second successive Paralympics. Sarina Satomi of Japan won her back-to-back gold medal in the women’s WH1-class singles.
In women’s discus throw, Japan’s Keiko Onidani won the silver medal in the F53 class.
