Badminton women Yamaguchi and Okuhara surely enter the Tokyo Olympics representative March 13 at 3:36
Akane Yamaguchi, ranked 3rd in the world rankings and Nozomi Okuhara, ranked 4th in the badminton women's singles, are sure to be represented by the Tokyo Olympics.
The Japan National Team for Badminton Women's Singles at the Tokyo Olympics will be selected from the top two players who ranked within 16th in the world ranking on 30th of next month based on the points earned during the one-year international tournament.
Yamaguchi beat third-placed Japanese player Sayaka Takahashi in the second round of the British Open in the UK on the 12th, and there is no possibility that Takahashi will exceed Yamaguchi in the world ranking on 30th of next month As a result, it became certain that he would be the Olympic representative.
At this point, Okuhara has also been confirmed to be in the top two of the Japanese athletes within the world's 16th place, and is sure to be the Olympic representative.
Yamaguchi is from the Fukui Prefecture and is the second consecutive Olympic Games. He is a petite person with a height of 1 cm and a height of 56 cm, but his jumping smash, a variety of shots and light footwork make his opponent play style.
Okuhara was born in Nagano Prefecture, and his height is 1 meter and 56 cm, but he has a small but light footwork and has a tenacious play style to hit the opponent's ball. Won the bronze medal.
The two will aim for the long-cherished gold medal at the Tokyo Games.