Top swimmers such as Seto will participate in the International Swimming League at 0:28 on September 10
Many of Japan's top athletes, including Daiya Seto, will take part in the international competition, which is the prize competition for swimming that started last year.
The International League of Swimming is a prize competition that was launched last year, and players from various countries and regions will form teams to compete and this year 10 teams will participate.
The organizers of the international league held a press conference online on the 9th, and announced that the new team "Tokyo Frog Kings", whose general manager is Kosuke Kitajima, will be participating for the first time.
Many Japanese top athletes who are expected to play an active part in the Tokyo Olympics also participated in this team, with veteran 30-year-old Ryosuke Irie serving as captain, and Seto, Kosuke Hagino, Yuei Ohashi and others. It has become.
Last year, the International League was played around the world, but this time it will be concentrated in Hungary from next month to November due to the influence of the new coronavirus.
In December, a higher-ranking team will hold the final tournament, and it means that we are making adjustments to hold it in Tokyo.
The organizers of the International League will take thorough measures to prevent virus infection, such as conducting PCR tests on a regular basis.