Women's boxing Olympic tentative Namiki Tsukiumi active swearing March 13 23:21
At the Tokyo Olympics boxing, three men and women decided to be representatives at a press conference, and women's flyweight Tsunami Namiki said, "I want to take a gold medal and make women's amateur boxing as famous as possible." , Talked about enthusiasm.
Boxing for the Tokyo Olympics will be held this month in Asia and Oceania in Jordan.Women will be welterweight Seon Okazawa and women will be flyweight Namiki and featherweight Seina Irie. , Has been decided to represent the Olympics.
Women have been selected for the Olympic Games since the 2012 London Games, and Namiki and Irie will be the first Japanese women to compete in the Olympics.
The three who were nominated for the Tokyo Olympics returned home from qualifying the night of the 13th and held a press conference at Narita Airport.
Among them, Namiki said, "I am more than grateful and relieved that I was able to secure the quota on my own. Athletes in Asia and Oceania have very strong ranks. Playing with these players before the Olympics It was a very good experience to be able to do it, "recalls the qualifying.
He said, "I've finished the runner-up in qualifying, so I want to borrow it at the Tokyo Olympics. I want to go without regrets to get a gold medal. I hope to make women's amateur boxing as famous as possible." , Pledged to be active in production.
"I'm really happy that the athletes have done enough to get three places, and I believe they will win a gold medal at the Olympics," said Sadanobu Uchida, chairman of the Japan Boxing Federation, who was present at the conference. "And seemed to be expecting.