Japan: Tokyo high school students design clubs used in Paralympics

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Students from the Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School were selected by the organising committee of the Paralympic Games 2020 to design and build the equipment to be used in the club throwing events, as seen on Wednesday.

“Two years ago, our school was approached because there were no companies that produced these clubs. We had already produced the ramps of boccia, so when we were contacted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, we gladly accepted it,” said Higuchi Hiroyuki, the school vice-principal.
For the Paralympic games, the students came up with four different designs for the handles of the clubs, complying with the regulations. They are made of beech wood from Hokkaido and have spherical and cylindrical shapes with different throwing characteristics, taking into account the size of the hands and the throwing styles.

This collaboration between the school and the Paralympics is part of the Tokyo 2020 educational program, aiming to raise awareness of Paralympic sports in schools across Japan.

China and Russia won gold in the men’s club throw competitions last Saturday and this Wednesday, respectively. Poland won gold in the women’s F32, with the F51 event final to be held on Friday.

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SOT, Higuchi Hiroyuki, Vice-principal of Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School (Japanese): “Two years ago, our school was approached because there were no companies that produced these clubs. We had already produced the ramps of boccia, so when we were contacted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, we gladly accepted it as if our school could participate as part of the Paralympics.”

SOT, Higuchi Hiroyuki, Vice-principal of Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School (Japanese): “It is a craft and design school, and it is no exaggeration to say that it is the only high school of its kind in Tokyo. The regular evening students come to school after 5:00 PM and take classes until about 9:00 PM.”

SOT, Haruta Sumire, Graduate student of Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School (Japanese): “I didn’t really feel that we had made them, but when I saw it in use, I realised that we had actually made them and given them to the para-athletes, so I was really moved.”

SOT, Kobayashi Kaoru, Graduate student of Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School (Japanese) : “To be honest, I was surprised when our school got the offer because I didn’t think we would be able to have such a big experience while we were still in high school.”

SOT, Okada Chinatsu, Ggraduate student of Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School (Japanese) : “When I was working, I thought it was really interesting to see the beautiful forms that were being created and then, so if you changed the mold slightly, all the other parts would change as well, because it was not taught in our regular class, I thought it was very interesting and fun.”

SOT, Sekiya Shuka, Graduate student of Tokyo Metropolitan Kogei High School (Japanese) : “‘Kogei,’ the school here is called Kogei High School. The “I” in the logo on it is in the shape of a club.”

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