Boy tries sports wheelchair with Paralympics in mind

Boy tries sports wheelchair with Paralympics in mind

TOKYO, Japan - A boy, one of about 70 participants of an event to find athletes deemed capable of shining particularly in the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, rides a sports wheelchair while former Olympian Dai Tamesue (3rd from R) and others look on at a sports center for disabled people in Tokyo on Aug. 23, 2014.

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