Tokyo Olympics Japan's representative players are expected to be the highest ever, about 600

Tokyo Olympics Japan has the largest number of representative players in history: about 600 people Jan. 4:04

The Tokyo Olympics, which will be held in Japan for the first time in 56 years as a summer Olympics, have so far hired about 50 Japanese nationals, but the total number of national athletes is expected to be about 600, the highest ever. A fierce battle for representatives continues until just before.

The Tokyo Olympics are the second summer Olympics to be held in Japan since 1964, competing for 339 medals in 33 sports from July 24 to August 9.

As a summary of NHK, 52 athletes who have met the job offer criteria set by each sporting organization have been offered to Japan by the 1st.

Among them are Daiya Seto, a swim boy, Risa Kawai, a wrestling girl, Teru Sone, a judo girl, Yusuke Suzuki and Toshikazu Yamanishi, a track and field men's race, and Chia Narazaki, a new sports climbing boy. I won a gold medal at the world championship and I was offered as a representative. In addition, some players are sure to be represented by badminton, karate and table tennis.

According to the JOC = Japan Olympic Committee, the total number of Japanese national athletes is expected to reach 600, the highest ever in history, and a fierce national race will continue until just before the Olympics.

Among them, the swimming competition will be the first round of the Japanese championship in April. Gymnastics will continue to compete for representatives until June, and the men's group aiming for consecutive victories will be offered four athletes at the NHK Cup in May.

In addition, many athletes will be offered jobs on track and field on land, based on the results of the Japan Championship in late June, less than a month before the opening of the Olympics.

Among them, at the men's 100 meters, Sani Brown Abdel Hakim, Kiryu Yoshihide, Koike Yuki, Yamagata Ryota, and others who have their own best times in the 9s and 10s0 round the three representative slots. It is expected that high-level battles will take place.

The Tokyo Games 56 years ago, when 16 people earned 16 gold medals, a record high, and many people were enthusiastic. This tournament, which has a goal of nearly 30 gold medals, is about six months before the opening of what kind of scene will be born.