Surfing Men's Igarashi sure to enter the Olympics `` Future is the game '' December 22 19:59
Kanoa Igarashi, a surfing boy, told NHK in the U.S. after confirming that he would be the representative of the Tokyo Olympics on the 21st, saying, "I was focused on achieving the Tokyo Olympics. I think. "
Surfing men at the Tokyo Olympics will be conditionally qualified for the top 10 players in the season's annual ranking based on points earned in the world's premier tournament "Championship Tour".
Igarashi, who finished sixth in this year's ranking and secured the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, interviewed NHK on the 21st in Hawaii, USA, where the final game of the season took place.
"I was trying to get into the Tokyo Olympics by controlling myself so that I didn't think too much about it. I was very happy to have no goals."
In addition, he said to the Olympics, "I think it's time to compete and I'm seeing more specific goals. I want to be ready to win a gold medal."
There are up to two surfing men's Olympic slots in each country and region, and the remaining one in Japan will be determined by the World Championships to be held in May next year.