Judo Women's 70 kg class representative unofficially decided Chizuru Arai Tokyo Olympics strong determination September 7 14:15
Chizuru Arai, who has been nominated as a representative of the Tokyo Olympics Judo Women's 70 kg class that was postponed to next year, responded to the interview and said, "I will spend one day a day to get the best results. There is no fluctuation." I once again showed my strong commitment to the Olympics.
Arai, who has won the World Championship for the second time in a row, has continued to lose after losing the third round at the World Championship last year, but this time he won the international competition in February and was nominated as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics. Did.
After that, the activities of the Japanese national team were restricted due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and the adjustments at the affiliates continued.
Arai responded to an online interview for the first time in about half a year since the press conference of the unofficial decision in February, and said about the feeling at the time when the postponement of the Olympics was decided, ``It was the strongest that it was good not to be canceled. It was postponed, and I was just glad I had the hope that I could still participate."
During the period of the emergency declaration, he continued to do strength training in his own room in the dormitory, and at the same time, watching the game video, he was doing research on kumite mainly for foreign players.
Regarding the Olympics that were postponed at the Rio de Janeiro tournament and postponed this time, ``It's a test, it feels like it will get closer but it will be far away, but I think that it is because I believe in myself without giving up'' He said to the Tokyo Games, "I want to achieve the best results. I am strongly thinking that I will spend one day a day in a real game that I will not regret, so that will not shake." Was shown.
As for Judo, the domestic tournament that was suspended or postponed due to the spread of infection was resumed at the end of October, and an international tournament is scheduled to be held in Tokyo in December. He decided to participate in the competition, and said, "I would like to enter the Olympics by taking in the tension that I can only play in or compete with overseas players."