Nishinomiya native Yamato Shimbo has won the silver medal in the men’s discus throw (F37 class, cerebral palsy) at the World Para Athletics Championships!
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Quoted from 日本記録で逆転の銀メダル ! 円盤投・新保大和「最終投てきは自己ベスト更新する気持ちで投げた」【パラ陸上・世界選手権】（TBS NEWS DIG Powered by JNN） – Yahoo!ニュース
On his final throw, he jumped all the way from 5th to 2nd place. His 54.50 m throw was a new Japanese record. He finished 4th at last year’s Paris Paralympics, and this time he seems to have earned a silver medal at the World Championships as a comeback. He’s a 25-year-old Nishinomiya native.
Yamato Shimbo is a Nishinomiya local from Fukatsu Elementary and Junior High
- Hometown: Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture (Fukatsu Elementary → Fukatsu Junior High → Mukonosou Sogo High School → Nippon Sport Science University → ASICS)
- How he got into the sport: He discovered throwing events in junior high and took on para athletics in high school. As a child, he apparently built up his body through swimming classes in the city and karate at Seibu Kaikan
- Major results: Kobe 2024 World Para Athletics Championships “Bronze” → Paris Paralympics 2024 “4th place” → New Delhi 2025 World Championships “Silver (new Japanese record)”
Seibu Kaikan on Route 2
Finally
In a previous story where former Hanshin Tigers player Toritani also talked about this, he said he was able to strengthen his body through various sports. That may be something he has in common with Shimbo, who also took swimming lessons and practiced karate to build his body. We’re looking forward to seeing him go for gold at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics.
