Paralympics: Japan wins wheelchair rugby, 2 badminton golds in Paris

Japan won its first Paralympic gold medal in wheelchair rugby Monday after seeing off the United States 48-41 in Paris, with the nation adding two badminton gold on the day to make it five total at the ongoing games.The bronze medalist both at Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and Tokyo in 2021, Japan led 24-23 at halftime and widened the gap in the third and fourth periods in the mixed-gender wheelchair rugby final at Champ-de-Mars Arena.Japan's Katsuya Hashimoto led the match with 19 tries and teammate Yukinobu Ike got 16, while Chuck Aoki and Sarah Adam each scored 14 points for the United States.D…READ FULL ARTICLE