Her clothes and table tennis paddle case are decorated with vibrant butterfly wing designs. But Bessho says she's risking her life for Tokyo 2020. Bessho practices with her coach, Shoki Kihara, at the All Star table tennis gym in Hyogo, Japan. It inspired her to take up table tennis to help with rehabilitation. "I became disabled, but I was also given a great gift -- to play wheelchair table tennis."

Source: CNN May 24, 2021 00:11 UTC