Hino City Minamidaira Elementary School (paratriathlon athlete Yukako Hata)

October 13, 2019 Paratriathlon Paralympian Yukako Hata visited the Hino City Minamidaira Elementary School. In the lecture given to school children, Yukako Hata spoke about her leg amputation when she was 13 years old, the struggles until she was able to practice sports again and how she became a Paralympian in triathlon.

October 13, 2019 Paratriathlon Paralympian Yukako Hata visited the Hino City Minamidaira Elementary School. In the lecture given to school children, Yukako Hata spoke about her leg amputation when she was 13 years old, the struggles until she was able to practice sports again and how she became a Paralympian in triathlon.

5th and 6th graders could feel the difference between Hata’s daily life prothesis and her prothesis for competitions.

5th and 6th graders could feel the difference between Hata’s daily life prothesis and her prothesis for competitions.

5th and 6th graders could feel the difference between Hata’s daily life prothesis and her prothesis for competitions.

5th and 6th graders could feel the difference between Hata’s daily life prothesis and her prothesis for competitions.

Children were told about the importance of “transition” as a turning point in the sport of triathlon and the preparations that should be done before a competition.

Children were told about the importance of “transition” as a turning point in the sport of triathlon and the preparations that should be done before a competition.

Children were told about the importance of “transition” as a turning point in the sport of triathlon and the preparations that should be done before a competition.

Children were told about the importance of “transition” as a turning point in the sport of triathlon and the preparations that should be done before a competition.

Profile paratriathlon athlete Yukako Hata
Born in Chiba Prefecture. Started swimming at the age of three. When 13 years old, she developed osteosarcoma and was forced to amputate the thigh of her right leg. Resumed swimming with a swimming team in 2008. Switched to paratriathlon and obtained the permission to participate in the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics only four years later.

2014 World Triathlon Championship Series Yokohama Women’s PT2
2015 4th place at the Sunshine Coast ITU World Paratriathlon Event (Australia) Women’s PT2
2016 Victory at the ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships (Hiroshima) PT2
Placed 5th at the ITU Paratriathlon World Championships (Netherlands) PT2
Placed 6th at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympics PT2