Half a year until the Tokyo Olympics Hagino and others swimmers talk about their feelings January 24 20:41
Athletes who participated in a swimming competition held in Tokyo on the 24th have been talking about their feelings since it was six months before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics.
Last year, Kosuke Hagino, a gold medalist of the 400-metre individual medley at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics who took a break because of an upset, was unable to practice this month and was unable to practice for about a week. The 200-meter freestyle was ranked 10th in the final at 1:52:19, about 7 seconds behind the personal best.
Hagino said, "I also had a time when I couldn't practice, which was a very disappointing result. It was just too bad for this time. I really need to do my best."
Meanwhile, 22-year-old Katsuo Matsumoto, who won a silver medal in the men's 200-meter freestyle last year's 200-meter freestyle, won a good time close to 0:60 until his Japanese record and showed good adjustments .
In preparation for the Tokyo Olympics, which is expected to win medals in Japan for the first time in this event, he said, "I'm seriously aiming for a gold medal, and I think that I am taking the steps so well. I want to pile up. "
In addition, Kimiko Watanabe, a gold medalist in the women's 200m breaststroke at the 2015 World Championships and the Asian Games for Adults, who will be participating in the Tokyo Olympics for three consecutive races, left in August last year after the race on the 24th. He broke his elbow and later revealed that he had not trained as he expected.
He said, "I feel that time is passing quickly, but the time given to each person is the same. I want to do what I need to do in it."