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Akihito TANAKA
Football 5-a-side

PROFILE

Akihito TANAKA
- Event:
- Football 5-a-side (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
The major championship is now over, and it is time for a new start.
Although I am aware of passing down my experience to the next generation, I intend to get better and practice hard so I can be a great “wall” against the up and coming next generation of players.
RESULTS
Main achievements
- 2021
- Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games: Football 5-a-side, Rank 5
- 2020
- KPMG Cup Blind Soccer Club Team Championships 2020: Advance to semifinal round
- 2019
- KPMG Cup Blind Soccer Club Team Championships 2019: Winner
- 2019
- IBSA Blind Soccer World Grand Prix 2019: 4th Place
- 2019
- IBSA Blind Football Asian Championships: 3rd Place
- 2018
- IBSA Blind Soccer World Grand Prix : 5th Place
- 2018
- 17th AXA Brave Cup Blind Football Japan Championships: Runner-up
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Our Athlete 2020 heralds a new era in public awareness about blind marathons and other parasports Tadashi HORIKOSHI and Yoko AOKI (Blind Marathon)
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Our Athlete Our rivals may be improving, but we will also continue to improve. Yuma YAMAZAKI and Sarina SATOMI
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Our Athlete I want to contribute to rugby, making it even more exciting Tasuku KAWAHARA (Rugby referee) (NTT Communications)
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Our Athlete I want to popularize rugby sevens in Japan through 2020 Kazushi HANO (Rugby) (NTT Communications)