"15-Year-Old Taku's Challenge: The Prosthetic Leg Ace and His Friends" Nippon Hoso Kyokai (NHK) Price: ¥1200 #NipponHosoKyokai #Book #Society/Social Welfare Employed by SMBC Nikko Securities. Born in Nagano Prefecture in 1987. Competed in standing alpine skiing in five consecutive Paralympic Games, starting with the 2006 Winter Paralympics in Turin. Best score: 85. Taku Misawa, who was on the national team for standing alpine skiing from the age of 15, had his left leg amputated below the thigh in a traffic accident in December before he entered elementary school. He had excellent motor skills from a young age. In elementary and junior high school, he was a pitcher and captain in a boys' baseball team. This book chronicles his year at 15, when he was completely absorbed in baseball. Using skiing, which he had been doing since the fourth grade, as his weapon, he chose to study abroad in New Zealand for high school. His best result in the Paralympics was fifth place in Turin, his first appearance. He competed in five consecutive games from then until Beijing in 2022, and now he has stepped back from the front lines to focus on training the next generation."