Japan's wheelchair rugby team clinched Paralympic gold for the first time on Monday after defeating the United States 48-41 at the Paris Games.The Tokyo Games bronze medalists were facing off against the Americans for a second time in France after beating them by three points in the preliminaries on Friday."With the practice I've been putting in since the Tokyo Games to become a key player, I feel I helped contribute to Japan's victory, and I know now I was on the right path," star Japanese player Katsuya Hashimoto said after the win.The Americans drew first blood at Champ-de-Mars Arena in …READ FULL ARTICLE