Tetsuo Nishizaki (affiliated with NOMURA Co.,Ltd.), a powerlifter, won a bronze medal, placing third in the "READY STEADY TOKYO - Powerlifting" competition.

Tetsuo Nishizaki, an athlete affiliated with NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd. (who competed in the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games), participated in the men's 49kg class competition at the Tokyo 2020 test event "READY STEADY TOKYO - Powerlifting" held on September 26, 2019.

This time, he changed weight classes from 54kg to 49kg to compete in this important match for securing a spot in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. He recorded 130kg and won a bronze medal, placing third (first among Japanese competitors).

I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to everyone who supported me.

 

<Comment from Nishizaki>

Thank you for your support. In order to increase my chances of participating in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, I changed the class this time and participated in the 49kg class for the first time.

Although I fell just short of my goal of successfully completing all three lifts, the three judges raised their white flags on my first attempt at 126 kg and my second attempt at 130 kg, which allowed me to feel the improvement in the precision of my lifts after changing weight classes. Next, I will challenge the Japanese record in the 49 kg class at a domestic competition in February of next year, and at the world competition, I will work to improve my ranking towards the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics, so that I can share Delight and Passion with everyone who supports me.

Test events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will begin in earnest in July.

Currently, in various competitions, we are verifying the equipment and venues used in the actual event, the smooth operation of the competition, the operation of the volunteer staff, etc., and we are making full-fledged preparations for the success of the competition.

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. supports the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games as a READY STEADY TOKYO Associating Partner.

 

READY STEADY TOKYO - Powerlifting

date and time

September 26th (Thursday) to September 27th (Friday), 2019

venue

Tokyo International Forum

organizer

Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games

Co-sponsored

NPO Japan Para Powerlifting Federation

URLs

READY STEADY TOKYO
https://readysteady.tokyo2020.org/en/

 

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