Small 5's Harimoto Sister to Junior Round 4 Round Table Tennis All Japan Championship January 14 20:47
On the second day of the tournament, the all-Japan table tennis championship held in Osaka City, on the 14th of the second day of the tournament, Miwa Harimoto, a younger sister of Tomokazu Harimoto and a fifth grader in elementary school, was a senior high school student in the third round of women's singles in the junior club. We beat the players and proceeded to the fourth round.
11-year-old Miwa Harimoto is the younger sister of Tomokazu Harimoto, who was hired as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, and his ability is drawing attention.
Harimoto competed in junior high school singles women's singles where he competed in junior high school and below, winning two games on the 13th and playing against first-year high school players in the third round on the 14th.
Harimoto made a mistake in the first game, early in the game, but decided to make a powerful backhand in the subsequent game and snatched 11 to 8.
Harimoto, who also took the next two games in a row, won a straight game with a game count of 3-0, and advanced to the fourth round, the same as last year's junior team where he participated for the first time.
Harimoto also participated in the first round of singles in the general division and played against a 25-year-old player belonging to a business team, but lost in the game count 1 to 3, and in the general division last year advanced to the third round I couldn't beat my grades.
Harimoto said, "In general club games, if you attack, you will receive a counter, but if you get hit, it will be difficult for the opponent to make a pattern. The junior game still remains, so if you want to win, if possible, get a medal "