“What It’s All About”: Paralympic Champion Shares Emotional Note From Japanese Fan

USA’s Sam Grewe had a day to cherish on the Tokyo Paralympics on Tuesday as he gained the gold medal in males’s excessive soar (T63) with a greatest try of 1.88m. Nonetheless, the day was made memorable even earlier than he competed on the occasion as he was handed a observe written by one Masaki Kando, father of a 13-year-old boy Haruki who suffered from “osteosarcoma of his proper knee” on the age of 10 and had surgical procedure on “Rotation plasty”. Kando instructed Grewe within the letter that he and his household sought “braveness” from Grewe after studying the American is a world champion.

A neighborhood Japanese man simply handed me this observe shortly after I arrived on the monitor to compete. Win or lose, that is what it is all about. This makes all of it price it. pic.twitter.com/tOk4LNrE39

— Sam Grewe (@samgrewe) August 31, 2021

“Win or lose, that is what it is all about. This makes all of it price it,” Grewe tweeted together with an image of the observe.

The Kando household had even purchased tickets for Grewe’s occasion however they discovered it is going to be a “non spectators” occasion.

“My son is watching on TV immediately,” wrote Kando, including, “we’re all supporting you”.

The second left a number of followers teary-eyed and even the Paralympics deal with commented on the tweet to let the feelings recognized.

“Who’s chopping onions in right here,” tweeted the official deal with of Paralympic Video games.

Who’s chopping onions in right here?#Tokyo2020 #Paralympics

— Paralympic Video games (@Paralympics) August 31, 2021

Whereas Grewe gained the gold, Indians Mariyappan Thangavelu and Sharad Kumar gained silver and bronze respectively.

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Thangavelu clinched silver with a greatest try of 1.86m whereas Sharad Kumar took bronze after clearing 1.83m.

One other Indian athlete, Varun Singh Bhati, completed seventh with a greatest try of 1.77m.