What is Amane Yanagimoto?
{{wikify|date=March 2022}} '''Amane Yanagimoto''' (born 4 August 1998) is a [[Japanese people|Japanese]] [[wheelchair basketball]] player. She is a member of the [[Japan]] women's national wheelchair basketball team and her club Cocktail. She plays as a forward. In 2021 she competed at the [[2020 Summer Paralympics]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amane Yanagimoto is Ready for Tokyo 2020's Closing Ceremony! {{!}} Vlog 5 {{!}} Samsung Paralympic Vloggers|url=https://disabilitynewswire.net/blog/amane-yanagimoto-is-ready-for-tokyo-2020s-closing-ceremony-vlog-5-samsung-paralympic-vloggers/|access-date=2022-03-11|website=Disability News Wire|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=June 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Wade|first=Stephen|date=2021-08-27|title=Paralympic Classes: A confusing maze in search of fairness|url=https://www.cp24.com/sports/paralympic-classes-a-confusing-maze-in-search-of-fairness-1.5563532|access-date=2022-03-27|website=CP24|language=en|archive-date=2021-08-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827154848/https://www.cp24.com/sports/paralympic-classes-a-confusing-maze-in-search-of-fairness-1.5563532|url-status=dead}}</ref> == Life == When she was two years old she had an illness that resulted in impairment to her lower limbs. She started playing wheelchair basketball when she was twelve years old, being introcuded by staff of the hospital. She made her debut with the national team at the 2014 Asian Para Games in Incheon winning she silver medal. Four years later she again won with the team the silver medal at the 2018 Asian Para Games in Jakarta.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amane YANAGIMOTO (2.5)|url=https://hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/IWBFW/en/competition/22743/person/927584?|access-date=2022-03-11|website=hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com}}</ref> She competed at the 2019 Women's U25 World Championship.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amane YANAGIMOTO (2.5)|url=https://hosted.dcd.shared.geniussports.com/IWBFW/en/person/927584?|access-date=2022-03-11|website=hosted.