is a Japanese para badminton player. He graduated from Nippon Sport Science University. He won the gold medal in the men singles WH2 and bronze medal in the men doubles WH1–WH2 event of the 2020 Summer Paralympics and 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Awards and nominations AwardYearCategoryResultBWF Awards2020/2021BWF Male Para Badminton Player of The Year202220232024Minoru Yoneyama Award20222021 Minoru Yoneyama Award by Yonex Sports FoundationShinji Hattori Award2022Shinji Hattori Sports AwardJapan Para Sports Award2023Excellence Award

Achievements

Paralympic Games Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Kim Jung-jun 21–18, 21–19 Gold 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Chan Ho Yuen 21–10, 21–10 Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2020 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Hiroshi Murayama Jakarin Homhual Dumnern Junthong 21–18, 21–19 Bronze 2024 Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France Hiroshi Murayama Takumi Matsumoto Osamu Nagashima 19–21, 21–12, 21–15 Bronze

World Championships Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Kim Jung-jun 21–12, 21–11 Gold 2024 Pattaya Exhibition and Convention Hall, Pattaya, Thailand Yu Soo-young 21–16, 21–10 Gold 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Yu Soo-young 23–21, 21–13 Gold

Men's doubles WH1-WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Keita Nishimura Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 17–21, 21–15, 9–21 Bronze

Asian Para Games Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2022 Binjiang Gymnasium, Hangzhou, China Yu Soo-young 21–15, 21–9 Gold

Asian Championships Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2025 SPADT Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Kim Jung-jun 21–14, 21–13 Gold Men's doubles WH1-WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2025 SPADT Convention Center, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand Keita Nishimura Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 17–21, 13–21 Silver

Asian Youth Para Games Boys' singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2021 Alba Club, Riffa, Bahrain Yu Soo-young 21–15, 21–11 Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (35 titles, 5 runners-up) The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.

Men's singles WH2 (26 titles) + Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Rick Hellmann 21–9, 21–11 Winner 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Jaime Aranguiz 21–12, 21–8 Winner 2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Yu Soo-young 21–9, 21–6 Winner 2022 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Chan Ho Yuen 16–21, 21–5, 21–19 Winner 2022 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Kim Jung-jun 21–12, 21–16 Winner 2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Chan Ho Yuen 21–9, 11–6 retired Winner 2022 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 1 Yu Soo-young 21–10, 21–9 Winner 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 Kim Jung-jun 21–14, 21–11 Winner 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Kim Jung-jun 21–13, 21–7 Winner 2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Chan Ho Yuen 21–17, 21–10 Winner 2023 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 Yu Soo-young 22–20, 21–13 Winner 2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Chan Ho Yuen 21–14, 21–17 Winner 2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Chan Ho Yuen 21–15, 21–1 Winner 2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Kim Jung-jun 21–17, 19–21, 21–9 Winner 2023 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Chan Ho Yuen 21–15, 21–15 Winner 2023 Dubai Para Badminton International Level 2 Chan Ho Yuen 21–14, 21–15 Winner 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Thomas Jakobs 21–6, 21–17 Winner 2024 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Kim Jung-jun 21–2, 21–9 Winner 2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Chan Ho Yuen 21–16, 21–12 Winner 2024 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Takumi Matsumoto 21–15, 21–12 Winner 2025 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Rick Hellmann 21–7, 21–11 Winner 2025 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Takumi Matsumoto 21–8, 21–7 Winner 2025 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 Yu Soo-young 21–11, 21–9 Winner 2025 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Rick Hellmann 21–12, 21–8 Winner 2025 China Para Badminton International Level 2 Yu Soo-young 21–11, 21–5 Winner 2025 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Rick Hellmann 21–6, 21–6 Winner

Men's doubles WH1–WH2 (9 titles, 5 runners-up) Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Keita Nishimura Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 20–22, 21–19, 21–12 Winner 2022 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Keita Nishimura Thomas Jakobs David Toupé 21–14, 21–19 Winner 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 2 Hiroshi Murayama Jakarin Homhual Dumnern Junthong 21–8, 21–12 Winner 2023 Spanish Para Badminton International I Level 1 Hiroshi Murayama Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2023 Brazil Para Badminton International Level 2 Hiroshi Murayama Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida 21–3, 21–17 Winner 2023 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Hiroshi Murayama Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 7–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2023 Canada Para Badminton International Level 1 Hiroshi Murayama Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 21–11, 17–21, 21–16 Winner 2023 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Hiroshi Murayama Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 18–21, 21–19, 16–21 Runner-up 2024 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Hiroshi Murayama Jeong Jae-gun Yu Soo-young 14–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2024 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Hiroshi Murayama Takumi Matsumoto Keita Nishimura 21–19, 22–20 Winner 2025 Thailand Para Badminton International Level 2 Keita Nishimura Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 21–23, 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2025 Peru Para Badminton International Level 2 Keita Nishimura Takumi Matsumoto Reo Oyama 21–23, 21–16, 21–17 Winner 2025 China Para Badminton International Level 2 Keita Nishimura Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 10–21, 16–21 Runner-up 2025 Japan Para Badminton International Level 2 Keita Nishimura Marc Elmer Yu-Yu Ong 21–9, 21–5 Winner Martyn Ford Grant Manzoney 21–6, 21–3 Jit Thye Chew Ashley Irenaeus Jeck 21–9, 21–5 Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–8, 21–14

International tournaments (2011–2021) (2 titles, 4 runners-up) Men's singles WH2 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Rick Hellmann 21–9, 21–9 Winner 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Kim Jung-jun 13–21, 14–21 Runner-up Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Dubai Para Badminton International Hiroshi Murayama Jeong Jae-gun Kim Kyung-hoon 17–21, 7–21 Runner-up 2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Hiroshi Murayama Young-chin Mi Thomas Wandschneider 21–12, 21–9 Winner 2020 Brazil Para Badminton International Hiroshi Murayama Mai Jianpeng Qu Zimo 12–21, 19–21 Runner-up 2020 Peru Para Badminton International Hiroshi Murayama Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop 20–22, 21–15, 18–21 Runner-up

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External links

Daiki Kajiwara at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2) Daiki Kajiwara (梶原 大暉) at the Japanese Paralympic Committee