Japanese Paralympic Committee chairman Junichi Kawai has been appointed chief of the Japanese delegation for the Tokyo Paralympics, the committee said Wednesday.
Kawai, who is totally blind, won 21 medals including five golds in visually impaired swimming at six consecutive Summer Paralympics dating back to the 1992 Barcelona Games.
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