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Japan at the 2022 Asian Para Games

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Japan participated at the 2022 Asian Para Games in Hangzhou, China from 22 to 28 October 2023.[1][2] Originally scheduled to take place from 9 to 15 October 2022, the event was postponed to 2023 on 17 May 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] Japan sent 259 athletes to the game, consisting of 153 men and 106 women, and competed in 20 out of 22 events, excepting only Chess and Go.[4] Japanese athletes won a total of 150 medals - 42 gold medals, 49 silver medals and 59 bronze medals and finished third at the medal table after China and Iran.[5]

IPC codeJPN
NPCJapan Paralympic Committee
Competitors259 in 20 sports
FlagbearerMika Hata
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Japan at the
2022 Asian Para Games
IPC codeJPN
NPCJapan Paralympic Committee
in Hangzhou, China
22-28 October 2023
Competitors259 in 20 sports
Flag bearerMika Hata
Medals
Ranked 3rd
Gold
42
Silver
49
Bronze
59
Total
150
Asian Para Games appearances (overview)
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The Japanese team entered the opening ceremony in twelfth place, and were led into the stadium by flag bearer, women’s seated volleyball player Mike Hata.[4] The closing ceremony flag-bearer for the Japanese delegation was Aira Kinoshita, who won three gold medals and two silver medals in swimming events at the games.[5]

Background

Qualification for Paris

The games were seen as especially important for some Japanese athletes, such as the wheelchair tennis players, since winning gold medals in these games secured those athletes a place in the 2024 Paris Paralympics.[4][6] In the event, Japan dominated the wheelchair tennis, winning a clean sweep in the men’s singles, Tokita Oda taking gold, Takashi Sanada silver, and Takuya Miki bronze. With his gold, Oda won the coveted Paris spot.[7] Japan also won gold in the women’s singles, quad singles, and all three women’s, men’s and quad doubles golds,[7] with Yui Kamiji gaining a Paris qualifying spot with her women’s singles win.[8]

Other athletes securing Paris qualifying spots included Mika Mizuta for SH2 R5 mixed 10m prone air rifle, and Kazuya Okada for SH1 R3 mixed 10m prone air rifle,[9] as well as Katsuyoshi Yagi for men’s class 7 table tennis, and Natsuki Wada for women’s class 11 table tennis.[10]

Records

Keigo Oshima set a new Asian record in the men’s 100m (T64) sprint with a time of 11.27 seconds.[11]

Reina Hori set a new Asian record for women’s shot putt (F20) with a distance of 11m93cm.[12]

The mixed 4x100m swimming relay team set a new Asian record with a time of 3 minutes 53.63 seconds.[13]

Keiko Sugiura set two new Asian Para Games records - a new record in the women’s C3 class 3000m individual pursuit, and a new record of 39.995 seconds in the women’s C3 class 500m time trial.[14]

Competitors

More information Sport, Men ...
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery 4 1 5
Athletics 27 18 45
Badminton 7 8 15
Blind football 8 N/a 8
Boccia 4 5 9
Canoeing 4 4 8
Cycling 2 1 3
Goalball 6 6 12
Judo 5 7 12
Lawn bowls 1 1 2
Powerlifting 7 1 8
Rowing 3 3 6
Shooting 2 2 4
Sitting volleyball 8 11 19
Swimming 26 17 43
Table tennis 14 5 19
Taekwondo 4 N/a 4
Wheelchair basketball 12 12 24
Wheelchair fencing 4 1 5
Wheelchair tennis 5 3 8
Total153106259
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Medalists

Main article: 2022 Asian Para Games medal table

The following Japan competitors won medals at the Games.

More information Medal, Name ...
Medal Name Sport Event Date
 GoldReina HoriAthleticsWomen's shot put F2023 October
 GoldShunsuke ItaniAthleticsMen's 200 m T6423 October
 GoldAira KinoshitaSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyle S1423 October
 GoldTatsuya ItoAthleticsMen's 100 m T5224 October
 GoldJunko HiroseJudoWomen's -57 kg J224 October
 GoldTakayuki SuzukiSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle S424 October
 GoldUchu TomitaSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle S1124 October
 GoldNaohide YamaguchiSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke S1424 October
 GoldAkito MinaiSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley SM1024 October
 GoldKota KubotaSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke S824 October
 GoldKeiichi KimuraSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S1124 October
 GoldNaohide Yamaguchi
Aira Kinoshita
Mami Inoue
Keichi Nakajima		SwimmingMixed 4x100 m relay S1424 October
 GoldShota KawamotoCyclingMen's 3000 m individual pursuit C225 October
 GoldMasaki FujitaCyclingMen's 3000 m individual pursuit C325 October
 GoldNatsuki WadaTable tennisWomen's singles Class 1125 October
 GoldKatsuyoshi YagiTable tennisMen's singles Class 725 October
 GoldDaisuke Ishito
Koji Sugeno		Wheelchair tennisQuad doubles25 October
 GoldYui Kamiji
Manami Tanaka		Wheelchair tennisWomen's doubles25 October
 GoldNaohide YamaguchiSwimmingMen's 100 m breaststroke SB1425 October
 GoldMikika SerizawaSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke SB1425 October
 GoldSonomi SakaiAthleticsWomen's long jump T2026 October
 GoldKoji SugenoWheelchair tennisQuad singles26 October
 GoldYui KamijiWheelchair tennisWomen's singles26 October
 GoldKengo OshimaAthleticsMen's 100 m T6426 October
 GoldSaki TakakuwaAthleticsWomen's 100 m T63/6426 October
 GoldMasaki FujitaCyclingMen's time trial C1-326 October
 GoldUchu TomitaSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley SM1126 October
 GoldAnku MatsudaSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S1426 October
 GoldSarina SatomiBadmintonWomen's singles WH126 October
 GoldKanon FukudaSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke SB826 October
 GoldDaiki KajiwaraBadmintonMen's singles WH227 October
 GoldTokito OdaWheelchair tennisMen's singles27 October
 GoldHiroaki Kozai
Koki Maruyama
Ryohei Miyamoto
Naohiro Murakami
Yoshinobu Takamatsu
Ryuga Akaishi
Kei Akita
Renshi Chokai
Takuya Furusawa
Shota Horiuchi
Akinobu Ito
Rin Kawahara		Wheelchair basketballMen's tournament27 October
 GoldNaohide YamaguchiSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley SM1427 October
 GoldAira KinoshitaSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley SM1427 October
 GoldAn NishidaSwimmingWomen's 50 m butterfly S727 October
 GoldAkito MinaiSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle S927 October
 GoldTakayuki SuzukiSwimmingMen's 50 m freestyle S427 October
 GoldTaiyo KawabuchiSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S1027 October
 GoldHajime KondoAthleticsMen's long jump T6328 October
 GoldKenta OkawachiAthleticsMen's 1500 m T2028 October
 GoldMoeko YamamotoAthleticsWomen's 1500 m T2028 October
 SilverMonika SeryuCanoeingWomen's KL123 October
 SilverKengo OshimaAthleticsMen's 200 m T6423 October
 SilverMana SasakiAthleticsWomen's 100 m T1323 October
 SilverKeiko SugiuraCyclingWomen's 3000 m individual pursuit C1-323 October
 SilverShizuka HangaiJudoWomen's -48 kg J123 October
 SilverKeiichi KimuraSwimmingMen's 50 m freestyle S1123 October
 SilverMitsuya TanakaTaekwondoMen's -58 kg K4423 October
 SilverHaruka KitauraAthleticsWomen's 800 m T3424 October
 SilverMinako TsuchiyaJudoWomen's -70 kg J124 October
 SilverGenki SaitoSwimmingMen's 400 m freestyle S1324 October
 SilverAira KinoshitaSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke S1424 October
 SilverTaiyo KawabuchiSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley SM924 October
 SilverUchu TomitaSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S1124 October
 SilverTakeru MatsumotoAthleticsMen's 400 m T3625 October
 SilverKoyo IwabuchiTable tennisMen's singles Class 925 October
 SilverMahiro FunayamaTable tennisMen's singles Class 1025 October
 SilverTakeshi TakemoriTable tennisMen's singles Class 1125 October
 SilverYuri TomonoTable tennisWomen's singles Class 825 October
 SilverKeiichi KimuraSwimmingMen's 100 m breaststroke SB1125 October
 SilverEigo Tanaka
Takayuki Suzuki
Mami Inoue
Keichi Nakajima		SwimmingMixed 4x50 m medley relay25 October
 SilverAkito MinaiSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle S1025 October
 SilverYamato ShimboAthleticsMen's discus throw F3726 October
 SilverHaruka KitauraAthleticsWomen's 100 m T3426 October
 SilverRio KawaguchiAthleticsWomen's long jump T2026 October
 SilverDaisuke IshitoWheelchair tennisQuad singles26 October
 SilverKakeru IshidaAthleticsMen's 100 m T4726 October
 SilverShunsuke ItaniAthleticsMen's 100 m T6426 October
 SilverKeiichi KimuraSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley SM1126 October
 SilverAira KinoshitaSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly S1426 October
 SilverOnta UezonoSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke S1026 October
 SilverMikuni UtsugiSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke SB826 October
 SilverKota Kubota
Mikuni Utsugi
Taiyo Kawabuchi
Kanon Fukuda		SwimmingMixed 4x100 medley relay26 October
 SilverMayo Hagino
Mari Amimoto
Mayumi Tsuchida
Chihiro Kitada
Miho Otsu
Chinami Shimizu
Hotaru Tatsuoka
Kotone Usui
Amane Yanagimoto
Izumi Zaima
Chihiro Furuya
Yui Ishikawa		Wheelchair basketballWomen's tournament26 October
 SilverHirokazu UeyonabaruAthleticsMen's 400 m T5227 October
 SilverTomohiro UeyamaArcheryMen's recurve individual27 October
 SilverKazuya Kaneko
Yuto Sano
Yuta Kawashima
Koji Miyajiki
Yuji Taguchi
Haruki Torii		GoalballMen's tournament27 October
 SilverEiko Kakehata
Masae Komiya
Yuki Temma
Minami Arai
Rieko Takahashi
Norika Hagiwara		GoalballWomen's tournament27 October
 SilverSarina Satomi
Yuma Yamazaki		BadmintonWomen's doubles WH1-WH227 October
 SilverTakashi SanadaWheelchair tennisMen's singles27 October
 SilverUchu TomitaSwimmingMen's 100 m freestyle S1227 October
 SilverDaiki KuboSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S1027 October
 SilverMikuni UtsugiSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke S927 October
 SilverGenki SaitoSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley SM1327 October
 SilverKotaro Ogiwara
Kota Kubota
Kanon Fukuda
Mikuni Utsugi		SwimmingMixed 4x100 m freestyle relay27 October
 SilverDaisuke NakagawaAthleticsMen's 1500 m T2028 October
 SilverKohji OyamaArcheryMen's open W128 October
 SilverMisaki AriAthleticsWomen's 1500 m T2028 October
 SilverTakeshi Takemori
Koya Kato		Table tennisMen's doubles Class 2228 October
 SilverKoyo Iwabuchi
Hayuma Abe		Table tennisMen's doubles Class 1828 October
 SilverKanami Furukawa
Maki Ito		Table tennisWomen's doubles Class 2228 October
 BronzeSaki KomatsuCanoeingWomen's VL223 October
 BronzeHiromi TatsumiCanoeingMen's KL223 October
 BronzeYuka TakamatsuAthleticsWomen's 400 m T37/3823 October
 BronzeKeiko OnidaniAthleticsWomen's discus throw F5323 October
 BronzeTomomi IshiuraSwimmingWomen's 50 m freestyle S1123 October
 BronzeEma MaedaSwimmingWomen's 100 m breaststroke SB923 October
 BronzeMami InoueSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyle S1423 October
 BronzeTae KawabeSwimmingWomen's 50 m freestyle S1023 October
 BronzeAkito MinaiSwimmingMen's 50 m freestyle S1023 October
 BronzeDaiki IshiyamaAthleticsMen's 100 m T1224 October
 BronzeNiina KannoAthleticsWomen's 400 m T2024 October
 BronzeDaiki IshiyamaAthleticsMen's long jump T1224 October
 BronzeShota KawamotoCyclingMen's 1000 m time trial C1-324 October
 BronzeKeiko SugiuraCyclingWomen's 500 m time trial C1-324 October
 BronzeYujiro SetoJudoMen's -73 kg J224 October
 BronzeShunsuke KudoTaekwondoMen's -70 kg K4424 October
 BronzeMaori YuiSwimmingWomen's 200 m freestyle S524 October
 BronzeYuta WakohAthleticsMen's javelin throw F1324 October
 BronzeKanon FukudaSwimmingWomen's 200 m individual medley SM924 October
 BronzeKotaro OgiwaraSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke S824 October
 BronzeMasayuki AritaBocciaMen's individual BC325 October
 BronzeAnri SakuraiWheelchair fencingWomen's individual épée25 October
 BronzeKazuki ShichinoTable tennisMen's singles Class 425 October
 BronzeTakuro ChiharaTable tennisMen's singles Class 625 October
 BronzeNozomi NakamuraTable tennisWomen's singles Class 1025 October
 BronzeKanami FurukawaTable tennisWomen's singles Class 1125 October
 BronzeYuto SatoSwimmingMen's 100 m breaststroke SB1425 October
 BronzeTaiyo KawabuchiSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S925 October
 BronzeMoe OnoderaAthleticsWomen's 100 m T3426 October
 BronzeDaisuke FujiharaBadmintonMen's singles SL326 October
 BronzeGenki SaitoSwimmingMen's 100 m backstroke S1326 October
 BronzeKotone MatsunagaSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke S1026 October
 BronzeChika Shigesada
Tomohiro Ueyama		ArcheryMixed team recurve26 October
 BronzeTakuya Miki
Takashi Sanada		Wheelchair tennisMen's doubles26 October
 BronzeMamiko ToyodaBadmintonWomen's singles SU526 October
 BronzeKeiko SugiuraCyclingWomen's time trial C1-326 October
 BronzeShota KawamotoCyclingMen's time trial C1-326 October
 BronzeKanon FukudaSwimmingWomen's 100 m freestyle S926 October
 BronzeMichinobu Fujita
Shintaro Kano
Naoki Yasu
Akira Tsunoda		Wheelchair fencingMen's team foil26 October
 BronzeKeichi NakajimaSwimmingMen's 100 m butterfly S1426 October
 BronzeMami InoueSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly S1426 October
 BronzeTakeru MatsumotoAthleticsMen's 100 m T3627 October
 BronzeTakafumi IgusaAthleticsMen's 1500 m T3827 October
 BronzeKoto MatayoshiAthleticsMen's long jump T6427 October
 BronzeMamiko ToyodaBadmintonWomen's singles SU527 October
 BronzeDaisuke FujiharaBadmintonMen's singles SL327 October
 BronzeMasaki FujitaCyclingMen's road race C1-327 October
 BronzeMika MizutaShootingMixed 10 m air rifle prone SH227 October
 BronzeGenki Saito
Kazuki Shichino		Table tennisMen's doubles Class 827 October
 BronzeNozomi Nakamura
Yuri Tomono		Table tennisWomen's doubles Class 2027 October
 BronzeKanami Furukawa
Takashi Asano		Table tennisMixed doubles Class 2227 October
 BronzeSachie Akakura
Junko Fujii
Mika Hata
Hikari Yoshimoto
Satoko Kikuchi
Michiyo Nishiie
Mizuho Fujimoto
Mamiko Osada
Kasumi Iihoshi
Mikiko Sumitomo
Mika Okuda		Sitting volleyballWomen's tournament27 October
 BronzeTakuya MikiWheelchair tennisMen's singles27 October
 BronzeKeichi NakajimaSwimmingMen's 200 m individual medley SM1427 October
 BronzeManami UrataSwimmingWomen's 400 m freestyle S927 October
 BronzeEma MaedaSwimmingWomen's 100 m backstroke S927 October
 BronzeTae KawabeSwimmingWomen's 100 m butterfly S1027 October
 BronzeSae TsujiAthleticsWomen's 400 m T4728 October
 BronzeUran Sawada
Yuya Sambongi
Yuka Takamatsu
Tomoki Ikoma		Athletics4x100 m universal relay28 October
 BronzeTakuya MoriRowingMen's single sculls PR128 October
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Medal summary

Medal by sport

More information Medals by sport, Total ...
Medals by sport
Sport 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
Swimming 19 18 19 56
Athletics 9 12 12 33
Wheelchair tennis 5 2 2 9
Cycling 3 1 5 9
Table tennis 2 7 7 16
Badminton 2 1 4 7
Judo 1 2 1 4
Wheelchair basketball 1 1 0 2
Archery 0 2 1 3
Goalball 0 2 0 2
Canoeing 0 1 2 3
Taekwondo 0 1 1 2
Wheelchair fencing 0 0 2 2
Boccia 0 0 1 1
Rowing 0 0 1 1
Shooting 0 0 1 1
Sitting volleyball 0 0 1 1
Total 42 49 59 150
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Medal by day

More information Medals by day, Total ...
Medals by day
Day Date 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Total
1 October 23 3 7 9 19
2 October 24 9 6 11 26
3 October 25 8 8 8 24
4 October 26 10 12 13 35
5 October 27 9 11 16 36
6 October 28 3 6 3 12
Total 42 49 59 150
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