is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for Société Générale Securities and the Japanese national team.

Background and career

Hasegawa graduated from Hiroshima Water Polo Club and Hiroshima Johoku Junior and Senior High School. He joined the team in the fifth grade of elementary school and participated in the national tournament in his third year of junior high school. In his third year of high school, he fell and injured his spine, leaving him with disabilities in both his hands and legs. He began playing wheelchair rugby at the age of 20. In 2021, Hasegawa was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the

2020 Summer Paralympics The , branded as the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, was an international multi-sport parasports event held from 24 August to 5 September 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. They were the 16th Summer Paralympic Games as organized by the International Paralym ...

and won a bronze medal.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hasegawa, Yuki 1992 births Living people Sportspeople from Hiroshima Prefecture Japanese wheelchair rugby players Paralympic wheelchair rugby players for Japan Wheelchair rugby players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Wheelchair rugby players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Medalists at the 2024 Summer Paralympics Paralympic gold medalists for Japan Paralympic bronze medalists for Japan World Games silver medalists for Japan Medalists at the 2022 World Games 21st-century Japanese sportsmen