"Badminton Women's Nagamatsu" pair practice open for the first time in two and a half months June 18 18:31

The Nagashima pair of Kana Kana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto of the badminton women's doubles aiming for the Tokyo Olympics announced their practice for the first time in about two and a half months, ``Preparing to be able to restart the tournament at any time I would like to do this."

Nagamoto and Matsumoto's “Nagamatsu” pair of badminton women's doubles, who won the consecutive championships last year, announced their practice on the 18th in Akita City, the home of their team.

It will be the first time in two and a half months since April 1 to publish the practice.

The two people continued to practice in Akita because the international competition was canceled and postponed one after another due to the new coronavirus, but when the emergency declaration was issued, the gymnasium could not be used and the team practiced It means that I had to suspend my work.

Even so, they tried to improve the power of smash, which they are good at, and they continued to focus on strength training and so on, so they showed a sharp shot even during practice on the 18th.

Nagahara said, "I used to spend many days in selection races, but I've been in Akita all the time, and I feel that I was able to grow steadily because I had a lot of practice time."

Matsumoto said, "I have a lot of time away from the actual battle, so I am worried about the feeling of the game, but I would like to make preparations for myself so that the tournament can be restarted at any time." It was

Nagamatsu Pair is planning to participate in a women's national team training camp in Noshiro City, Akita Prefecture next month.