Momota “I want to win consecutively” Enthusiasm in front of the Badminton World Championship August 8, 19:26
Kento Momoda, who is aiming for the championship of men's singles before the badminton world championship, said with strong enthusiasm, "It is a very difficult thing but I want to challenge and achieve the championship."
The Badminton World Championship will be held in Basel, Switzerland on 19th this month as the largest international tournament, which will be the representative of the next year's Tokyo Olympics. .
On the 8th, 26 members of the Japanese national team, including the men ’s singles Momoda who won the first Japanese championship at last year ’s tournament, and the women ’s doubles first-time female doubles Kazuna Nagahara and Maya Matsumoto, paired. I went to a send-off party in Tokyo.
Among them, Momota said, “It is difficult for the opponent to change the way of fighting for each match and bring it into his winning pattern,” after explaining the current situation of fighting with rivals around the world, “The succession is very difficult. I think, but I would like to challenge to achieve the championship, ”he said with strong enthusiasm.
In the women ’s doubles, where the fierce competition for the Olympics continues, three pairs of Japanese who dominate the top three in the world ranking will participate.
Mr. Nagahara, who takes a series of championships in this event, said, “Since there have been more scenes of defensive than attacks recently, I would like to make an attack of their own at the world championship,” said Matsumoto, who forms a pair. I wanted to meet with the challenger ’s feeling like last year. ”
The Japan National Team has won the highest number of six medals, including two gold medals last time, and will continue to adjust the training camp starting on the 8th, aiming to exceed the previous result in this tournament.