Maybe I'm just an Amazing Guy with Keiichi Kimura
Japan Sport Stories
English - February 11, 2021 04:00 - 37 minutes - 26 MBSports Society & Culture japan japanese sport paralympic olympic disability interviews asia tokyo 2020 Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Blind from the age of 2, swimmer Keiichi Kimura is one of Japan's leading Paralympians. Multiple medals across multiple games, the reigning world champion and even the most decorated Japanese athlete in Rio 2016 - but that Paralympic gold medal still eludes him. We talk to Keiichi about why he felt he had to leave Japan, why 5th place is sometimes better than 2nd and what he hopes to achieve in Tokyo 2020.
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