Paralympics: One down, one more to go for dual-sport athlete Tsuchida

Wakako Tsuchida, who competed in the women's PTWC triathlon race earlier in the Tokyo Paralympics, will get a second shot at a medal when she lines up at the marathon start on Sunday.Tsuchida, who has been to six summer and two winter Paralympics, is the first Japanese athlete since 1992 to compete in more than one sport at a summertime Paralympics, according to the Japanese Paralympic Committee.Though rare for Japan, there are Paralympic athletes who decided two or more sports are better than one, or made the jump between summer and winter sports.Tsuchida, 46, is trying to give future Para…READ FULL ARTICLE