Muraoka Sets New Japan Record with 11 Winter Paralympic Medals

Milan, March 12 (Jiji Press)–Momoka Muraoka won the silver medal in the women’s alpine skiing giant slalom sitting event at the Milan-Cortina Paralympics on Thursday, setting a new Japanese record with her 11th Winter Paralympic medal. This is her second medal at the ongoing Winter Games, following her silver medal in the women’s alpine skiing super-G sitting event. Still, Muraoka failed to win the giant slalom event for a third consecutive Paralympics. Japan’s cumulative tally of Winter Paralympic medals now stands at 99. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]