Mr. Fukui, the head of the Tokyo Olympics Japanese team “Working with the whole body spirit” November 26, 15:57
Mr. Retsu Fukui, managing director of JOC = Japan Olympic Committee, who is the head of the Japanese team at the Tokyo Olympics, met and expressed his aspirations.
Mr. Fukui was a professional tennis player at the Davis Cup and other representatives of Japan. After that he served as the coach of the tennis team at several Olympics, and in June he became the JOC Executive Director.
Mr. Fukui attended the inaugural meeting of the team leader in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo on the 26th and said, “I am honored at the same time as the honor and the size of responsibility. Said.
According to the JOC, the board of directors of this month also called Yasuhiro Yamashita as the head of the team, but strengthening the players because of the need to play many roles as the host country's Olympic Committee president. Mr. Fukui, who has a lot of experience, has been decided as the team leader.
In addition, Mr. Mitsuru Owase, who is the managing director of the Japan Athletics Federation and the JOC player reinforcement headquarters, was appointed as the general manager.
At the Tokyo Olympics, JOC has set a goal of 30 gold medals, the highest ever.
Mr. Owasaki cited that Japan won 17 gold medals and 27 silver medals for each competition at the latest international competitions such as the World Championships. Some of them reached the gold medal, which is an achievable figure for the Olympics held in their own country.