Beijing, China, March 6, 2022: Sit skier Momoka Muraoka won the women’s downhill Alpine skiing event on Saturday, March 5, to claim Japan’s first gold medal of the Beijing Paralympics.
Muraoka finished in a time of one minute 29.77 seconds to win her second career Paralympic gold medal and go one better than the silver she won four years ago.
The victory puts her on the Paralympic podium for the sixth time in her career and marks a perfect start to her bid for five medals in China.
“To be honest, winning a gold medal today makes me feel more at ease.
I was able to ski my best as a result of aggressive training,” she said.
Muraoka, who turned 25 last Thursday, competed in wheelchair racing at the Tokyo Paralympics last summer but has since returned to her sit ski.
Japan’s Taiki Morii also won a bronze medal in the men’s sitting downhill event.
Source: Reuters