Paralympics: Uehara makes para-sport advocacy his goal

Japanese para ice hockey player Daisuke Uehara crossed one item off his to-do list at the Pyeongchang Winter Paralympics even before the puck dropped in his first game.Uehara came out of retirement to compete at his third Paralympics with a strong motivation to share his experience with children in Japan. He says he has partly achieved that goal through a video call he had Tuesday with two preschools in Tokyo."I was able to accomplish one of the things that I was aiming for when I returned to the rink. I'm happy," Uehara said. "I was at the Athletes' Village when I talked to the kids, and b…READ FULL ARTICLE