Tokyo enjoys a unique privilege in Paralympic history, becoming the first city to host two summer Paralympic games: one in 1964 and the other in 2020/2021. But between these periods is a rich legacy of disability sport in Japan, which has received little attention in English-language academic study. Dennis J. Frost's recent publication, More than Medals, addresses this gap, presenting an ambitious look at a variety of disability sports events in the country between 1964 and 2020—including the two aforementioned summer Paralympic games, the 1998 winter Paralympics in Nagano, the annual Ōita Wheelchair Marathon, and the pan-Asian FESPIC (Far East and South Pacific) games. Yet, Frost's analysis is much broader in scope, addressing not only the circumstances in the leadup, duration, and aftermath of these competitions but also the work of public and private organizations, policymakers, media outlets, and the athletes themselves in recognizing the impact disability sport has...
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April 01 2022
More than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sport in Postwar Japan
Frost, Dennis J.
More than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sport in Postwar Japan
. Ithaca, NY
: Cornell University Press
, 2020
. Pp. xviii + 246. Notes and index. $39.95, hb. $19.99, eb.Journal of Sport History (2022) 49 (1): 76–77.
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Samuel Brady; More than Medals: A History of the Paralympics and Disability Sport in Postwar Japan. Journal of Sport History 1 April 2022; 49 (1): 76–77. doi: https://doi.org/10.5406/21558450.49.1.16
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