Tokyo Olympics / Para To postpone about one year The voices of athletes ...

Tokyo Olympics / Para To postpone about one year The athlete's voice ... March 24 23:49

Following the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus, the IOC-International Olympic Committee will hold a special board meeting on April 24, postponing the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics by about one year after agreement between President Bach and Prime Minister Abe Has been approved. A variety of voices are coming from the players and managers who were scheduled to compete.

Rugby Fukuoka "The best preparation I can do"

Kenki Fukuoka, who is dedicated to seven-player rugby for the Tokyo Olympics, has stated that he will retire after the tournament and become a doctor, after posting photos of his parents' cat on Twitter. "In such a situation where you do not know what falls, you can be helped by this healing sent from your parents' home. Even if you think that you can not control yourself, it can not be helped. Let's keep preparing! "

Men's soccer coach Moriyasu "Even if postponed ..."

"I think that the Olympics are based on the lives and health of people. I think that the Olympics are only possible because of the lives and health of the people. We will continue to do our best for the activities. We will continue to enhance our activities and build on what we have accumulated so far so that we can have more power at the time of the Tokyo Olympic Games. I hope that this situation will come to an end so that everyday life can return to normal, and many people, including players and staff members, have been working hard to prepare for the event. Let's do our best together for success. "

Nadeshiko Japan Director Takakura "I think there is some upset ..."

Manager Asako Takakura of the representative of soccer girls `` Nadeshiko Japan '' said, `` Being able to spend life on sports, cheering and enjoying it is only possible with world peace and human health. I think that each player is upset, but as always, the team will continue to make the most of the given time, thinking only about growing steadily and aiming for the top. We hope that those who are suffering from the new coronavirus will recover and everyone around the world will be able to smile and enter the Olympics, a festival of peace. "

Table tennis Mizutani "I can do it"

Jun Mizutani, a table tennis player who has decided to enter the Olympic Games for the fourth consecutive year, has indicated his intention to enter the Tokyo Olympics as a culmination of his competitive life.
Mizutani wrote table tennis and the Japanese flag pictograms on her Twitter, along with the English comment "I can do it" which means "I can do it."

Para Athletics Iya "It's a complicated mind"

Shunsuke Iya, a 100-meter male athlete on land who is aiming for the first Paralympic Games in the Tokyo Games, said, `` The significance of opening the Olympics and Paralympics was being asked while some people were victims of the new coronavirus. I think it's the right decision, "he said." Some players think that this is the last year and have gone to 2020, so it's complicated, "he said.

In this event, Iya, who has an Asian record in this event, has been continually canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus due to the spread of the new coronavirus, and the way of deciding the quota is unclear Has become.

`` I have a feeling that I have reached the peak all over this month's tournament, and I also have a thought about when to decide the quota at the time, but I am still young and it is difficult to grow I believe I don't want to run without feeling depressed. "

He said, "I want to convey the importance of taking on the challenge in Tokyo with the virus ending soon."

Para-Long Jump Long Takada "I'm worried about player selection and redoing"

Chiaki Takada, who has already decided to participate in the Tokyo Paralympic Games in a track and field long jump and a visually impaired class, said, "I'm glad I was postponed even though it was postponed. I want to work on the practice so that there is no such thing. "

On the other hand, "I'm worried that participation in the tournament has been decided, but it is not a decision, so if I postpone about one year, I may have to restart the player selection. It's difficult to regain motivation once you're taken. "

Para table tennis Iwabuchi "It was good not to cancel"

Yukihiro Iwabuchi, a table tennis player who aims to participate in the Tokyo Paralympic Games for two consecutive years, said in his Twitter, "I was glad I did not cancel. I want you to have a tournament! I will overcome Corona! "

Para Canoe Setachi "Athlete First and Decision"

Monica Setachi, who has been offered to the Tokyo Paralympic Canoe National Team, told NHK, "I am sorry that I have been training for the 2020 Tokyo Games after the Rio de Janeiro Paralympic Games ended four years ago. I have a feeling, but I think that the tournament will not be completed unless health is guaranteed.I think that it was a difficult decision, but I think that the decision was made with the athlete first. " .

He added, "I'm a young man, so if I have another year, I can take a positive look at the period where I can grow up, but I'm worried that many players are working hard at the end of the Tokyo Games."

Then, for the Tokyo Paralympic Games, he said, "I want to do my best and make the best preparation every day. I want to show my best performance in a safe and secure environment."