Table tennis Yoshizumi Ishikawa Tokyo representatives surely entered December 12 22:02

As a result of the international tournament held in China by table tennis player Yoshizumi Ishikawa, it was confirmed that it would be within the top two Japanese players in the world ranking next month, and it was confirmed that he would be a representative of the Tokyo Olympics.

The table tennis for the Tokyo Olympics and the Japanese national team for singles will be chosen for the top two men and women next month based on the points earned at the international tournament for the past year.

In the women's singles, Misato Ito had already made it into the national team, and Ishikawa and Miu Hirano were competing for the remaining frame.

Ishikawa, who was leading in the points earned before the tournament, played a game against Liu Poem, the third-ranked Chinese player in the world tournament held in Zhengzhou, China. Lost with a count of 0 to 4.

However, Hirano also lost to the Chinese player in the first round, so it was confirmed that Ishikawa would be among the top two Japanese players in the next month's world ranking, and the Tokyo Olympics and women's singles became a representative. .

Ishikawa has participated in the Olympic Games for the third time since the 2012 London Games.

In men's singles, Tomokazu Harimoto is sure to be a representative.

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