BMX All Japan Championship Tokyo Olympics unofficial decision Nakamura and Oike win

BMX All Japan Championship Tokyo Olympics unofficial decision Nakamura and Oike win September 21st 19:22

The all-Japan championship of BMX Freestyle Park, a new type of bicycle for the Tokyo Olympics, was held, and the men's Ryume Nakamura and the women's Mizumori Oike, who have been nominated as Olympic representatives, decided the world-class difficult technique and won the championship. Did.

BMX Freestyle Park, a new event of the Tokyo Olympics, will compete on a small competition bicycle in a scoring format for the difficulty and perfection of acrobatic techniques, as well as the height of jumps.

Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, domestic and overseas tournaments this season have been canceled or postponed one after another, and for leading players, the All Japan Championship held in Okayama City became the first match of the season.

The men's and women's finals were held on the 21st, and as a countermeasure against infection, the number of spectators was reduced to about 100, which is about 10% of the usual number, and the temperature measurement and disinfection of participants were thoroughly carried out.

Among them, Nakamura won the championship by deciding the big skill "72 tail whip" that Nakamura has been practicing this season, jumping high and turning the bicycle sideways twice while holding the handle and turning the car body sideways. did.

Nakamura said, "I'm grateful that the event was held with spectators instead of no spectators. I'm glad that I was able to achieve the results of continuing practice even without the international competition. However, I was confident that this performance was a gold medal. I can't say that, so I'd like to continue practicing and do my best to achieve good results at the Tokyo Olympics. "

In addition, for girls, Oike won the championship by showing off a new technique called "Superman" that makes her body look like she is flying away from her bicycle, and won the tournament for the fourth consecutive time.

Oike said, "I was happy with the tournament after a long time, but I was nervous. I felt that I could grow even more if I enjoyed practicing during the period when the tournament was gone and I continued to practice. At the Tokyo Olympics, I acted like myself and won a gold medal. I want to take it. "