Table tennis Zhangmoto 14:14 on December 14 showing the way to the Olympics by strengthening the forehand

At the Grand Final, the table tennis world tour in China, Tomokazu Zhangmoto lost in the quarter finals of the men's singles and was losing out to the next place in the world. Even so, the strengthening forehand threatened the world's top players more than ever and became a tournament that showed the path to the Tokyo Olympics.

Dr. Zhimoto gained attention from all over the world because he won the youngest singles ever in this tournament last year.

I was attacked by my forehand, which I was not good at, and in the April World Championship, I was defeated by 157th place in the world.

With this as an opportunity, “I practiced as hard as I have never experienced before”, increased the amount of forehand practice, practiced to keep hitting the forehand in succession, and strengthen the lower body necessary to hit a strong ball We focused on it.

And in an interview about a week before the Grand Final, he said, “I have learned how to put power to produce power.”

As the word suggests, in the first round against a German player who has a strong shot with a height of 1 meter 90 centimeters, even if the forehand is attacked, he points out powerfully and overwhelms even his high-speed backhand. I won a straight win.

“The forehand is so weak that the opponent hasn't done much fighting to attack it. That's evidence that the forehand is getting stronger. “When you come, Zhangmoto is good at backhands and gives a tough course,” he said.

Even in the match against Huhn, the world's top-ranked Chinese player who lost at the end of the full game, we decided on the forehand that was pushed by the opponent's ball power everywhere and crossed with Kuhn. .

After the game, Mr. Zhangmoto said, “I think the direction of reinforcement is definitely right. I think I should increase the quality by improving the quality of the practice. I think I can only win if I exceed my limits.” I spoke and vowed for further evolution.

It was the last international tournament that showed a clear path for the player who was aiming for a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

(* “Kin” is “Sun” and “斤” is “Sun”)