{"id":142317,"date":"2021-09-07T16:35:07","date_gmt":"2021-09-07T07:35:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/?post_type=news&p=142317&lang=en"},"modified":"2021-09-07T16:35:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T07:35:07","slug":"two-gold-medalists-from-fukuoka","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/en\/news\/two-gold-medalists-from-fukuoka\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Gold Medalists From Fukuoka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Two Paralympians from Fukuoka won gold medals at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Misato Michishita, living in Dazaifu City, won the women\u2019s marathon race for visually impaired competitors. Also, Fukuoka City-native Daiki Kajiwara won the men\u2019s singles badminton tournament in his wheelchair at the age of 19. The games of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics officially closed on Sunday evening. <\/span>Source: <\/b>NHK<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"\"Photo by Japan Paralympics official Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

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