With the Paralympics less than a week away, Japan is nowhere near as festive as the country may have once imagined, as public skepticism toward the event lingers amid spiraling virus cases. One athlete who still has high hopes is Mari Nagaoka, a power wheelchair soccer player in Yokohama, who has spent the entirety of her life with a genetic disorder known as spinal muscular atrophy. “I do want it to go ahead. … Because of the pandemic, the situation is certainly unique, but parasports have long been in the shadows in our society, and I hope the event will boost their profile,” she said. Click the link in our bio to read more. 📸 Tomohiro Osaki
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