The badminton world championship consecutive championship Momoda and “Nagamatsu” pair return home August 27 14:55
A pair of men's singles Kento Momoda, women's doubles Kana Nagahara, and Maya Matsumoto, who won the championship at the Badminton World Championship, returned to Japan and talked about their new enthusiasm for the Tokyo Olympics, which was less than a year old. It was.
In the badminton world championship held in Switzerland, both men's singles Momoda, women's doubles Nagahara and Matsumoto's “Nagamatsu” pair won the tournament consecutively, and the Japanese team won medals for all five events that were the first in history. And gained great momentum for the Tokyo Olympics.
Players returned to Haneda Airport on the 27th and attended a conference, among which Momoda looked back to `` I was confident that I could win all the games straight '' I think that there will be a time when I can't win again at my level, so I want to improve my overall level. "
“Nagamatsu” pair Nagahara said, “Last year's championship was like a dream, but since I was aiming to win from the beginning, it was a different victory than last year,” Matsumoto said. "I think that the result of trial and error with two people led to the victory," he cheered together.
Based on the fact that there are two Olympic slots and the selection race is becoming more intense, Nagahara said, “I want to win the next tournament without being satisfied with this victory.” , I changed my mind.
Badminton representatives of the Tokyo Olympics will be selected by the top players in the world rankings as of the end of April next year, and players will continue to aim for points at competitions held around the world.