Wheelchair tennis' Kunieda to captain Japan's largest Paralympic team

Wheelchair tennis star Shingo Kunieda on Friday was named captain of Japan's largest ever Paralympic delegation, with over 220 athletes set to compete at this summer's Tokyo Games.The Japanese Paralympic Committee announced its first selection of 221 athletes for the Paralympics, which will open on Aug. 24. Goalball player Rie Urata will serve as vice captain, while Koyo Iwabuchi, a men's table tennis player, was named as one of the two flagbearers of the delegation.Kunieda, ranked No. 1 in the world, is set to compete in his fifth straight Paralympics. He won gold medals in the men's singl…READ FULL ARTICLE