Paralympics: Japan heads to Winter Games with biggest team in decades

Japan's biggest Winter Paralympic delegation in decades will take part in the Milan Cortina Games from Friday, with competitors in multiple events tipped to bring home medals.The Winter Paralympics, which run through March 15, are Italy's first since Torino 2006 and mark the 50th anniversary of the games. More than 600 athletes are expected to compete in 79 events in six sports.Japan is fielding 44 athletes across all six sports, its largest overseas delegation to a Winter Paralympics, surpassed only by the 70 at the 1998 Nagano Games.Japan took home seven medals from the previous Winter Pa…READ FULL ARTICLE