Hiromi Endo (boccia) explained

Hiromi Endo
Sport:Boccia
Disability Class:BC1
Birth Date:July 14, 1986
Birth Place:Fukushima, Fukushima, Japan

Hiromi Endo (born 14 July 1986) is a Japanese boccia player. She is a bronze medalist at the Boccia World Championships and the Summer Paralympics.

Endo was a member of Japanese team that won bronze in the 2022 Boccia World Championships held in Rio de Janeiro, in the Team BC1/2 event.[1] [2] At the Montreal World Boccia Cup in 2024, Endo lost to Jeralyn Tan in the final.[3] She competed in the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris. In the women's individual BC1 event, Endo was drawn to Pool C alongside Yushae DeSilva-Andrade.[4] The two women advanced from their pool and reached the semifinals, where they had lost to Tan and Aurélie Aubert respectively.[5] [6] In the bronze medal match, Endo defeated DeSilva-Andrade, thus securing her first Paralympic medal.[7]

References

  1. Web site: Hiromi Endo . . 1 September 2024.
  2. Web site: Champions crowned at Boccia World Championships in Rio de Janeiro. InsideTheGames. Neil. Shefferd. 13 December 2022.
  3. Web site: Singapore boccia player Jeralyn Tan retains World Cup title in Montreal. Ervin. Ang. The Straits Times. 8 May 2024.
  4. Web site: DeSilva-Andrade Advances To Quarter-Finals. Bernews. 31 August 2024.
  5. Web site: DeSilva-Andrade To Play In Bronze Medal Match. Bernews.
  6. Web site: Singapore assured of historic Paralympic boccia medal after Jeralyn Tan’s semi-final win. David. Lee. The Straits Times. 2 September 2024.
  7. Web site: DeSilva-Andrade Places 4th At Paralympics. Bernews. 1 September 2024.