Fencing representative camp open to the public Ueno "I will do my best to get a gold medal" July 18 21:52
The training camp of the Japanese national fencing team in Shizuoka Prefecture has been revealed, and Yuka Ueno, who is the top Japanese player in the women's flute and 7th in the world ranking, is enthusiastic about "I will do my best to win the gold medal at the Olympics" I spoke.
The Japanese national fencing team had canceled international competitions and training camps since March due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but they resumed their activities in earnest from the previous month, and from this month, Numazu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Epe, Fleure. We have a training camp divided according to the type of sable.
A camp for men's and women's flutes was held from the 16th, and the practice was announced to the press on the 18th.
At this training camp, practice is done with a transparent face shield inside the competition mask worn by athletes to prevent flying.
In the practice on the 18th, it is the only female flute that has already secured the participation right in the Tokyo Olympics among the fencing group events, in order to train the sense of balance etc. for the top 7 Japanese players in the world, Ueno, 18 years old, etc. I kept moving the tennis ball on the back of my hand to prevent it from falling, and I was quick to react to the ball thrown from behind and catch it.
Ueno said, "I didn't move much during the self-restraint period, and I started from scratch, but I'm gradually regaining my sense of fencing. There is still a difference in ability from the top of the world, but from here I want to do my best to work hard to win gold medals for individuals and groups at the Olympic Games next year."