Shingo Kunieda follows up Paralympic gold with second straight U.S. Open title
"I'm tired after having competed in back-to-back tournaments at the Paralympics and U.S. Open. I gave it my all. It's the happiest moment of my career but I want to rest a little," he said.
Day 11 recap: Japan's Shingo Kunieda and Sarina Satomi strike gold as pandemic Games lauded
Wheelchair racket sports deliver the goods for the host nation on Saturday's penultimate day of Paralympics action in Tokyo.
Day 10 recap: Medal rush as Tokyo Paralympics enter home straight
Japan wins two gold, three silver and two bronze in the host nation's most successful day of the Games so far.
Day 9 recap: Taekwondo makes Paralympic debut as Sarah Storey pedals to glory
Japanese swimmers Miyuki Yamada and Takayuki Suzuki streak to silver in the pool at the Tokyo Games.
Japan's Shingo Kunieda and Yui Kamiji each reach wheelchair tennis finals
Kunieda, a two-time singles gold medalist and the top seed, defeated Britain's fifth-seeded Gordon Reid 6-3, 6-2 at Ariake Tennis Park.
Yui Kamiji advances to wheelchair tennis semifinal
Japanese star beats Zhu Zhenzhen 7-5, 6-1 in a difficult quarterfinal at Ariake Tennis Park.
Can the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics create a watershed moment in disability awareness in Japan?
Paralympians are poised to fight for medals and respect at a Games devoid of spectators.
Yui Kamiji and Jordanne Whiley win 5th Wimbledon wheelchair title
Yui Kamiji and British partner Jordanne Whiley won their fifth Wimbledon women's wheelchair doubles title as a pair Saturday, beating South Africa's Kgothatso Montjane and Briton Lucy Shuker 6-0, 7-6 (6-0). For Kamiji it was her sixth Wimbledon triumph, having also lifted the title with ...
Yui Kamiji was unable to defend her Australian Open title Wednesday in the women's wheelchair singles final, losing a three-set thriller against world No. 1 Diede De Groot of the Netherlands 6-3, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-4). Having split the first two sets, the No. 2 ...
Yui Kamiji misses out on French Open wheelchair doubles crown
Yui Kamiji, winner of the French Open women's wheelchair singles title, missed out on her third Grand Slam doubles crown of 2020 when she and her British partner Jordanne Whiley lost in Saturday's final. Kamiji and Whiley, who together won the Australian Open doubles title ...
Yui Kamiji wins all-Japanese final to claim fourth French Open title
It is the first time in history two Japanese have faced off in a Grand Slam singles final, according to the International Tennis Federation.
Momoko Ohtani will face three-time French Open winner Yui Kamiji in the first all-Japanese women's wheelchair singles final at Roland Garros after the relative newcomer pulled off an upset victory over the defending champion on Thursday. Tournament debutant Ohtani stunned the No. 1 seeded Dutchwoman ...
