Olympic one year postponement "Uncertain what will happen in the future" Badminton Fukushima / Hirota April 7 14:54
A pair of Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hirota, the world's second-ranked badminton women's doubles, interviewed for the first time after the Tokyo Olympics were postponed to the next year, and talked about their current feelings and challenges.
The pair, Fukushima and Hirota, won their first win at the British Open last month, and the traditional selection criteria ensured that they would represent the Olympic Games.
However, with the spread of the new coronavirus, the rest of the international competition was suspended and the Olympics were postponed, and the criteria for selection were announced again, and the situation remains uncertain.
Fukushima and Hirota interviewed NHK for the first time after the Olympics were postponed.
In this, Fukushima said, "I expected the postponement, but when I actually heard the decision, I thought that I would motivate and build my body for the next year's tournament, do I do it for another year?" He said in his frank chest.
Mr. Hirota said, "It was good that the Olympics would be held because I think it could have been canceled in the worst case, but there is no match and there is concern about what will happen in the future." Based on the fact that the international tournament has been suspended, Fukushima raised the issue, saying, "I can make my body and feelings, but I can't maintain my intuition unless I'm in the game. I think it's a difficult place."
On the other hand, Mr. Hirota said that he has a good environment for practicing with the support of the local community. "I appreciate that I can practice and work hard not to waste one minute and one second. I want to have a good preparation period." Fukushima thought positively, "I can work on basic practice that I could not do when I was on an expedition. I think it is a chance to improve the base."