Shizuka Hanya and Shota Kawamoto win gold medals as competition begins in earnest - Asian Para Games

On the 19th, the second day of the Aichi/Nagoya Asian Para Games began in earnest in Aichi Prefecture and elsewhere, with Shizuka Hantani (Toyota Loops) winning the gold medal in the women's 52kg judo class (totally blind).

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In the 3,000-meter individual overtaking bicycle track event, Shota Kawamoto (Yamato Sangyo), a boy (motor dysfunction C1, 2), won the gold medal. Yoshiko Sugiura (general medical), a 55-year-old female (motor dysfunction C1-3), won silver for the second consecutive tournament. Riyo Kogama (Sendai City Hall) won bronze in the women's 1,000-meter time trial (motor dysfunction C5), becoming the first Japanese medalist.

In swimming, Takayuki Suzuki (Goldwin) won the men's 50m freestyle (motor impairment S4) and Aira Kinoshita (individual) won the women's 200m freestyle (intellectual disability). In the men's 200m track and field (prosthetic leg T64), Japanese athletes dominated the medals, including champion Kengo Oshima (Nagoya Gakuin University AC).