Shuta Kawakami

Shuta Kawakami
Personal information
NationalityJapanese
Born (1998-11-22) 22 November 1998 (age 25)[1]
Fukui, Japan
Sport
SportPara-athletics
Disability classT13
Event100 metres
Medal record
Para-athletics
Representing  Japan
Paralympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 100 m T13
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2024 Kobe 100 m T13

Shuta Kawakami (born 22 November 1998) is a Japanese T13 Paralympic sprint runner. He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Career

Kawakami represented Japan at the 2024 World Para Athletics Championships and won a silver medal in the 100 metres T13 event with an Asian record time of 10.70 seconds.[2]

He represented Japan at the 2024 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in the 100 metres T13 event.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Shuta Kawakami". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Shuta Kobe 2024: Monday sees shocking wins on the track and the field". paralympic.org. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.