NTT ATHLETE
Head for the world stage! NTT Athletes
Akihito TANAKA
Blind Football
PROFILE
Akihito TANAKA
- Event:
- Blind Football (B1 category)
- Date of Birth:
- May 8, 1978
- Hometown:
- Shizuoka
- Height:
- 162cm
- My Favorites:
- Occasional holidays
- Affiliation:
- NTT CLARUTY
I developed sight problems at the age of 3 years. While my eyesight was weak when I was at school, it declined in 2002. I began competing in 2006, and have been competing as a representative of Japan since the 2009 Asian Championships.
PURPOSE
Goals for this season
Three years have passed since the Tokyo Games, the stage of my dreams.
I will do my best to achieve my goal of winning a medal in Paris, which I could not achieve in Tokyo.
RESULTS
Main achievements
<Japan national team>
- 2023
- IBSA Men’s Blind Football World Championship 2023: 5th Place
- 2023
- IBSA Blind Soccer World Grand Prix 2023: Runner-up
- 2022
- IBSA Blind Football Asia/Oceania Championships: 3rd Place
- 2021
- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Football 5-a-side, Rank 5
- 2021
- Santen IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix 2021 in Shinagawa: Runner-up
<Club team>
- 2023
- AXA BRAVE CUP Blind Football Japan Championship: runner-up