Badminton Nagahara-Matsumoto pair talks about their determination to the Tokyo Olympics

Badminton Nagahara-Matsumoto pair talks about their determination to the Tokyo Olympics September 28, 19:51

Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto's "Nagamatsu" pair, who are sure to be represented in Japan at the Tokyo Olympics badminton women's doubles, will open their practice for the first time in about three months and talk about their determination for the Tokyo Olympics. I did.

After participating in the British Open in March, the "Nagamatsu" pair has been practicing mainly in Akita Prefecture, the home of their team, and the press has only been able to represent Japan at the end of last month. The practice was published in.

The "Nagamatsu" pair repeatedly practiced receiving with their teammates and responded quickly to intense smashes.

After the practice, Nagahara said, "It is said that I am sure to participate in the Olympics, but I want to do my best with an eye on the Tokyo Olympics rather than being relieved."

Matsumoto said, "I don't have the opportunity to practice the game for the Tokyo Olympics, but I want to make adjustments so that I can play the game with confidence."

Also, regarding having been practicing in Akita for about half a year, Nagahara said, "I think that I have positively grasped that there was no match for a long time, and I think

that

I have firmly built a body that I could not focus on until now.

I want to be able to put it out in Akita. "

The "Nagamatsu" pair will participate in the national team training camp from next month and will participate in the international competition to be held in Denmark from the 13th of next month.