KARASAWA Kenya

3 Jul 1994
27
Male
T11
SHIBUKAWA
 
Japan

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's 1500m - T11 4
Men's 5000m - T11 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished
Olympic Stadium - Track
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
World Championships
35000m - T112019Dubai, UAE15:48.21
61500m - T112019Dubai, UAE4:17.72
Asian Para Games
15000m - T112018Jakarta, INA16:17.65
31500m - T112018Jakarta, INA4:23.24
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Gunma Prefectural Braille Library [Maebashi, JPN]
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Kazuaki Hoshino [personal], JPN, from 2016
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2018 for Japan, Asian Para Games in Jakarta, Indonesia (hochi.news, 06 Oct 2018; nikkansports.com, 01 Sep 2018)
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He took up the sport while he was in middle school, and began to compete in 2016. (fun-run.tokyo, 03 Aug 2018; karadanochizucho.info, 10 Mar 2017)
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He first aimed to compete at elite level after he was inspired by Japanese athletes with vision impairments at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (ab.jcci.or.jp, 19 Sep 2020)
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To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (tbs.co.jp, 18 Jan 2021)
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Eriko Seino, who founded his supporters' club 'Karakenkai' in Japan. (Karakenkai's Facebook page, 21 Mar 2021; tbs.co.jp, 18 Jan 2021)
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He carried the Olympic torch in Shibukawa, Japan, during the torch relay ahead of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (gtv.co.jp, 31 Mar 2021; sports.nhk.or.jp, 31 Mar 2021)

In 2018 he was named an Excellent Athlete by the Maebashi Sports Association in Japan. (maebashi-taikyo.jp, 18 Mar 2019)
Legend
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Silver Medal
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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