is a Japanese wheelchair rugby player who currently plays for Bayer Yakuhin/Centerpole and the Japanese national team.
Background and career Ogawa made his debut in the domestic B-class motocross at the age of 16. He was promoted to the domestic A-class at the age of 17, and at the age of 18, he stepped up to the international B-class and participated in the All Japan Motocross Championships. He fell during a race that year and suffered a cervical spinal cord injury, and began wheelchair rugby as part of his rehabilitation.
In 2021, Ogawa was selected as a recommended player for the Japanese national team for the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal.
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