Paralympics: Wheelchair fencer Anri Sakurai edged out of medal contention

Japan's Anri Sakurai missed out on two chances Wednesday to advance to a medal match at the Paris Paralympics, falling 14-15 to both Thailand's Saysunee Jana in the semifinals and Cho Eun Hye of South Korea in a repechage toward bronze in the foil category in wheelchair fencing.Sakurai was the only Japanese athlete to reach the semifinals for foil fencing in the games at the Grand Palais in central Paris after her countrymen Michinobu Fujita and Shintaro Kano were outlasted in the repechage stages while Naoki Yasu did not make it past the table of 32.Developed for athletes with amputations,…READ FULL ARTICLE