Badminton Women's Fukushima / Hirota Pair Enthusiasm for the first tournament in 7 months September 30th 19:10
A pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, who are sure to represent Japan in the badminton women's doubles at the Tokyo Olympics, talked about their enthusiasm for the October international tournament, which will resume for the first time in seven months.
The international badminton tournament, World Tour, has been suspended since March due to the worldwide spread of the new coronavirus, but will resume at the tournament in Denmark on October 13.
The pair of Fukushima and Hirota, who will participate in the tournament and are ranked second in the world ranking, will return to the actual battle for the first time in seven months since they won the British Open for the first time in March.
Before the training camp for the Japanese national team started in Tokyo from the 1st, the two teams made adjustments with their team in Gifu prefecture, and shot a breathtaking shot against their teammates to confirm cooperation.
Regarding the resumption of the international tournament, Hirota said, "I have been preparing to become stronger, so I want to test my strength now. As I always say, the result of fighting each race should lead to the victory. I want to stick to the content and play the game. "
In addition, Fukushima said, "I have never played a match like this, so I want to do it while regaining my senses." He said, "I'm happy to be able to play a match, but I'm worried about Corona. "The overseas expedition to Europe, where the infection is spreading again, made me feel complicated.