Paralympics: Sugimura streaks to Japan's 1st boccia gold

Hidetaka Sugimura put on a dominant display of boccia to win Japan's first-ever Paralympic gold in the sport, taking a 5-0 win in the individual BC2 final on Wednesday in Tokyo.Facing Thailand's Watcharaphon Vongsa, the reigning gold medalist in the event, Sugimura, 39, got out to a fast start and then forced home his advantage.He put two points on the board in the first end and then added three more in the subsequent three to complete the whitewash."I hope this gold medal will be an opportunity for many people to find out about boccia," Sugimura said after the medal ceremony.Earlier Wednes…READ FULL ARTICLE