Japan's Hidetaka Sugimura won a Paralympic gold medal in the individual BC2 boccia tournament Wednesday at Ariake Gymnastics Center.
Sugimura, 39, is the first Japanese to reach the podium in an individual boccia event at the Paralympics.
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Hidetaka Sugimura (left) competes against Watcharaphon Vongsa of Thailand in the boccia mixed individual BC2 gold medal match at the Ariake Gymnastics Center in Tokyo on Wednesday. | KYODO
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