Fencing All Japan Championship Men's Foil Kyosuke Matsuyama to the final September 18th 19:10
In the Fencing All Japan Championship, the second competition for men and women was held, and in the men's foil, 23-year-old Kyosuke Matsuyama, who is aiming to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, advanced to the final.
The Fencing All Japan Championship will be held for three days until the 19th, and the semi-finals of each of the six men's and women's events will be held at the Komazawa Gymnasium in Tokyo.
On the 18th, a men's foil and a women's saber were held, and in the men's foil, Kyosuke Matsuyama, who is ranked 34th, the third Japanese player in the world ranking, successfully won and advanced to the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals, Matsuyama played against Daiki Fujino, who has won the tournament four times, and although there was an accident in which he hung his legs at the end of the tournament, he won 15-4 and advanced to the final.
In the final, we will play against Yudai Nagano, a college student who won the tournament last year.
Matsuyama said, "It was the first match in seven months, but I was satisfied with the match. Right now, I'm not thinking about the Tokyo Olympics at all, and I want to concentrate on winning this tournament."
Takahiro Shikine, who is ranked 20th in the world ranking, lost in the quarterfinals, and Toshiya Saito, who is 27th in the world, lost in the first match.
What are the measures against the new corona infection?
The Federation of Japan Fencing has taken various measures to prevent the transmission of the new coronavirus in preparation for the All Japan Championship.
The Fencing Association has examined 30 games to see how much time the players have in close contact with each other during the game.
As a result, even if an asymptomatic infected person plays a match, the opponent will not be a close contact, assuming that the time when the players are within 1 meter 20 cm is less than one and a half minutes in each event. I decided.
In addition, there are usually 12 game fields in one venue for the game fields called "pisto", but in order to avoid crowding, we reduced the number to less than half in this tournament.
On top of that, the tournament was held without spectators, and the number of players participating in each event was 16 people, which is less than half of the average year.
In addition, athletes are obliged to undergo an inspection on the day of the match, and only if a negative result is confirmed, they are allowed to participate. During the match, it is prohibited to wipe sweat with a uniform, and each towel will be prepared at the venue. We instruct them to do so and thoroughly disinfect the game field.
Yuki Ota, Chairman of the Federation of Japan Fencing Association, said, "I'm sorry for the players who couldn't participate in the tournament, but I paid the utmost attention to safety and security. I want to do it too. "