Paralympics: Japan targets record 20 gold medals at Tokyo Games

With 200 days to go until the start of the Tokyo Paralympics, the Japan Paralympic Committee on Friday revealed it has set an ambitious target of winning a record 20 gold medals at the games.Japan's current record for Paralympic gold medals is 17, set at the 1988 Seoul Games and the 2004 Athens Games.At the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Paralympics, however, Japan failed to win a single gold medal, although it did secure 10 silver and 14 bronze."I believe it is a goal that we will reach as a result of athletes delivering their best performances," JPC chairman Junichi Kawai, who also serves as chief o…READ FULL ARTICLE