Tsukasa Yoshida and Miku Tashiro, who are the representatives of the Judo Olympics, "Positively postponing one year" September 30, 21:34
Tsukasa Yoshida and Miku Tashiro, who have been appointed as representatives of judo for the Tokyo Olympics, which were postponed next year, responded to the interview and both positively considered the one-year postponement of the Olympics as a period for leveling up.
Women's 57 kg class Yoshida and 63 kg class Tashiro belong to the judo club of the same company in Tokyo, and both responded online on the 30th.
Taking advantage of his strong footwork, Yoshida won a gold medal at the world championship and a silver medal last year, and has been appointed as the first Olympic representative.
During the period when he could not practice with the new coronavirus, Yoshida spent time reviewing the video of his game from elementary school, saying, "Watching the video and doing judo in my head. Because I was there, I was able to easily enter the rehearsal of Randori. "
After that, he said about the postponement of the Olympic Games for one year, "I have a good image because the preparation period has been extended. I believe that there will be a match and I want to cherish every day."
On the other hand, Tashiro is the representative of the Olympic Games following the Rio de Janeiro Games, and this time the goal is to win the medal that he missed last time.
During the self-restraint period, Tashiro spent time doing things he couldn't normally do, such as taking online English lessons to help him talk with overseas players.
Tashiro said, "I think it's a merit for me to have time to challenge, which is likely to get stronger in a year. I'm just preparing to win the gold medal next July." I was positive about the postponement of.
Judo has said that the international tournament scheduled for December in Tokyo has been cancelled, and it is undecided when both players will play in the match.