SAMURAI JAPAN Inaba Coordinator extension to Tokyo Olympics July 17 18:53
Japanese baseball coach Atsushi Inaba decided to extend the contract until the next year's Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed for one year, and take the lead, ``I would like to do my best to win the gold medal'' and decided again. Was shown.
Director Inaba met with NPB = Atsushi Ihara, Executive Director of the Japan Baseball Organization, who is chairman of the SAMURAI JAPAN Strengthening Committee, on Saturday, and officially requested a contract extension until the Tokyo Olympics, which was postponed for one year. Accepted and accepted.
After this, Director Inaba, who held an online interview, reaffirmed his determination, "It's been a year later, but my goal remains the same. I want to do my best to win the gold medal at the Olympics."
The Japanese national team has been inactive since winning the international competition "Premier 12" held in November last year, and due to the new coronavirus, it will be possible to play a strengthening match with overseas national teams by the next year's Olympics. It is also opaque.
Director Inaba said, "I think that the situation is the same in each country, so I have to make various assumptions." Regarding the member selection, "The image of Premier 12 remains for me, so that is the basis for that. The idea is the same, but it has been postponed for one year, so it is necessary to think flexibly. I hope young players and good players will come out more and more. I think positively that I had more time to think for another year "
Also, since professional baseball started last month, we have been checking the players' plays on TV, ``I saw baseball players happy and I thought baseball was good, I felt that I had a lot of power, and I had a new feeling of wanting to win a gold medal and make everybody happy.”