Background and career
Kurahashi continued gymnastics in junior high and high school, and after graduating from high school, she entered Bunkyo University Faculty of Education in Saitama Prefecture with the aim of becoming a teacher, and joined the trampoline club. In her third year at university, she failed a trick while practicing for a trampoline tournament, breaking her neck and damaging her cervical spinal cord. She lost almost all feeling below her collarbone and could only move part of her shoulders and arms. Still, she did not give up and worked hard on her rehabilitation with the aim of returning to university. One day, she encountered wheelchair rugby and was immediately fascinated by its intensity. In 2016, Kurahashi joined Mitsui O.S.K. Lines after graduating from Bunkyo University Faculty of Education. In 2017, she was the only female player selected for the Japanese national team. In 2021, she was selected as a recommended athlete for the Japanese national team for theReferences
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