Half a year before the opening of the OlympicsMatsumoto Nagahara pair of badminton is enthusiasm January 24 18:35
The opening of the Tokyo Olympics is half a year in 24 days. A pair of Kazuna Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto, who are ranked 2nd in the world rankings of Japanese players in the badminton women's doubles, where gold medals are expected, talked about their enthusiasm for the final round of the national selection.
The badminton women's doubles, which are expected to win a gold medal, will reach a big hill at the British Open in March, where the top three points in the world rankings are competing vigorously over the two frames of the Tokyo Olympics, and the winning points are large.
Nagahara and Matsumoto, who have won the world championship for two consecutive years and are currently ranked second in the world ranking and Japan, have returned to their hometown of Akita City between the tournaments and practiced with their teammates on the 24th The we.
Nagahara expressed his enthusiasm about the fight for the final round of the game, saying, "I just practice all day, every day. .
Matsumoto was nervous, saying, "Since the period until the Olympics is getting shorter, I want to put myself under pressure and work on training and competitions. I want to enhance my image so that I can play myself."