Paralympic story

About the author

Eri Shinagawa

Eri Shinagawa is a sports reporter for Kyodo News in Japan since 2018. Mainly covering professional baseball, soccer and figure skating. Bachelor degree in political science and one-year exchange experience in Erasmus University Rotterdam, majoring in international relations.

Credits

Photo 1: Stoke Mandeville Stadium Guttman Centre, birthplace of the Paralympics – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 2: 1964 Tokyo Paralympics – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 3: 1964 Tokyo Paralympics – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 4: 2020 Tokyo Paralympics – Getty Images, Photo 1336133038 – Photo by Alex Pantling

Photo 5: Team Japan at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics – Getty Images, Photo 1336214536 – Photo by Lintao Zhang

Photo 6: Tomoki Sato – Getty Images, Photo 1337038698 – Photo by Adam Pretty

Photo 7: Keiichi Kimura – Getty Images, Photo 1338054537 – Photo by Alex Pantling

Photo 8: Misato Michishit – Getty Images, Photo 1338365884 – Photo by Alex Davidson

Photo 9: Shingo Kunieda – Getty Images, Photo 151572806 – Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos

Photo 10: Shingo Kunieda – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 11: Junichi Kawai – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 12: Junichi Kawai – Courtesy of Kyodo News Archives

Photo 13: Paralympic Logo at 2020 Tokyo Paralympics – Getty Images, Photo 1335409857 – Photo by Alex Pantling