by Miharu Araki Seven gold medals were won in competitive swimming on the 24th (Photo by Yoshiharu Uehara)
The swimming competition at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Para Games was held on the 24th, and there was a rush for medals.
In the men’s 100m freestyle (S4), Takayuki Suzuki (Goldwin) won by a landslide, showing off his style as the Tokyo Para champion. In the men’s 400m freestyle (S11), Uchu Tomita (EY Japan) came from behind to win the gold medal. From the start to the end, he was in a dead heat with the Chinese swimmer swimming in the lane next to him, and he overturned the 0.74-second difference at the 350m turn with a fierce chase at the end. Naohide Yamaguchi (Shikoku Gas) won the men’s 100m backstroke (S14) with a new tournament record of 1:00.61. Eisho Minami (Kinki University) won the men’s 200m individual medley (SM10), and Kota Kubota (NTT Finance) won the men’s 100m backstroke (SB8). Keiichi Kimura (Tokyo Gas) won the men’s 100m butterfly (S11) with a new tournament record of 1 minute 1.28 seconds. Tomita also finished in 2nd place, making it a one-two finish.
The last event of the day, the mixed 400m relay (S14), was contested by Yamaguchi, Aira Kinoshita (Mitsubishi Corporation), Maimi Inoue (Izumi 21 Otsu Itoman Swimming School), and Keitomo Nakajima (Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance). , anchor Nakajima overcame the difference of 7.43 seconds from Hong Kong in first place and won with a new Asian record time of 3 minutes 53.63 seconds.
In track and field, Tatsuya Ito (New Japan Industries) won the men’s 100m (T52) with a time of 17 seconds and 41st place. In judo, Junko Hirose (SMBC Nikko Securities) won the women’s 57kg class (J2). Yujiro Seto (Kyusei Beverage Industry) in the men’s 73kg class (J2) won the bronze medal by defeating a player from Kazakhstan in the third-place match.
(Report and text by Miharu Araki, photography by Yoshiharu Uehara)
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2023-10-25 10:54:31
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