Japan national badminton team departs for international tournament Resumes for the first time in 7 months October 10 11:48
Japan national badminton team players who are expected to win medals in multiple events of the Tokyo Olympics are moving to resume at international sports competitions that have been canceled or postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. We set out on the 10th for the international competition in Denmark, which will resume for the first time in a month.
The international badminton tournament has been suspended since March due to the spread of the new coronavirus, but will resume from the tournament in Denmark on the 13th of this month.
Six of the Japanese national badminton players who are expected to win medals in multiple events at the Tokyo Olympics, including a pair of women's doubles players Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto, who are ranked third in the world, will participate in the tournament. I left Narita Airport on the 10th.
Nagahara, who is sure to be the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, responded to the interview before departure, saying, "First of all, while thoroughly implementing infection prevention measures and getting in shape, we hope that the two will finish the game after a long absence with satisfactory results. "I want to do my best," said Matsumoto. "We have adjusted for this tournament, so we want to do our best to show our strength."
International sports competitions, which had been canceled or postponed due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, have gradually resumed in tennis and golf prior to badminton, but there are still uncertain competitions and badminton. In this tournament as well, many players such as ace Kento Momota have withdrawn due to the local infection situation, and the response is divided by individuals and groups.