IWRC - Japan v France

IWRC - Japan v France

Shimakawa Shinichi #13 of Japan and Cedric Nankin #3 of France during the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup match between Japan and France at Halle Georges Carpentier on October 20, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

IWRC - Japan v France

IWRC - Japan v France

Shimakawa Shinichi #13 of Japan and Cedric Nankin #3 of France during the International Wheelchair Rugby Cup match between Japan and France at Halle Georges Carpentier on October 20, 2023 in Paris, France. Photo by Baptiste Paquot/ABACAPRESS.COM

Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair Rugby

Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair Rugby

Japan's Shinichi Shimakawa (L) falls over during the third period of a wheelchair rugby semifinal match against Britain at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 28, 2021, at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo.

Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair Rugby

Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair Rugby

Shinichi Shimakawa of Japan falls over during the fourth period of a wheelchair rugby semifinal match against Britain at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 28, 2021, at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo.

Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair Rugby

Tokyo Paralympics: Wheelchair Rugby

Shinichi Shimakawa of Japan chases after the ball during the fourth period of a wheelchair rugby pool phase match against Denmark at the Tokyo Paralympics on Aug. 26, 2021, at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo.

Paralympics: Para sports gym to be built in Tokyo Bay area

Paralympics: Para sports gym to be built in Tokyo Bay area

Japanese wheelchair rugby national team member Shinichi Shimakawa speaks in Tokyo on Dec. 20, 2017, after a body promoting Paralympic sports said a new gymnasium exclusively for para sports will be built in the Tokyo Bay area by the end of May 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo