In Deaflympics held in Turkey in July, 108 players participated in eleven competitions from Japan and won 27 medals, the highest number ever.

Tokyo met the Tokyo Metropolitan Honor Award for the four gold medalists who live in the capital, and the "Tokyo Metropolitan Sports Award" to all 12 medallists, and on the 4th, the awards ceremony at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Was done.

Introduction Governor Koike of Tokyo gave a certificate of recognition to each of our players, saying "Congratulations!" And "I'm proud of everyone who fights in the world with disabilities and I'm cheering, so I want you to work harder," greeted me with sign language and greeted the success of the medalist.

On the other hand, Mr. Kiyoshi Fujiwara who won the gold medal in swimming said, "I think that the result of enjoying swimming led to the acquisition of medals.Toward the success of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 3 Years I want to contribute. "

In addition, Maki Yamada who won the gold medal on land said, "Deaflympics are low profile, but we want to keep working so that people all over the country will get to know."