Alpine sit skier Momoka Muraoka has won two gold medals for Japan after two days of the Beijing Paralympics, but she will need to stay focused to keep her win streak alive with speedy German Anna-Lena Forster ready to pounce on any mistake.
A picture book released 37 years ago in Japan that sold 700,000 copies is finding a new life ahead of the Beijing Paralympics, presenting one of the authors a timely opportunity to show her support for para athletes.
Following Miho Takagi s ironwoman performance captaining Japan at the Winter Olympics, where she collected four medals from her five speed skating events, her Paralympic counterpart Momoka Muraoka aims to take one step further and go five for five in Beijing.
A total of 29 athletes who will represent Japan in the upcoming Beijing Paralympics are awaiting the nation s spotlight with 10 days to go until competitions get under way in the Chinese capital.