Table tennis Ishikawa enthusiasm for the international tournament "Start from zero" October 20, 22:28
Kasumi Ishikawa, a table tennis player who has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, responded to an interview before the international tournament that will resume for the first time in eight months next month, "I want to do my best with the feeling of starting from scratch toward the Tokyo Olympics." I talked about enthusiasm.
Ishikawa is scheduled to participate in two international competitions in China, including the Women's World Cup next month.
I was interviewed online on the night of the 20th before leaving Japan.
Ishikawa said, "I'm looking forward to it, I'm honest, and I'm worried. It's been 20 years since I started playing table tennis, and it's the first time I haven't had a match for such a long time. I was very confused, but I had a good time and it was a good opportunity to look back at myself. "
According to Ishikawa, in China, you can't practice for about a week after arriving, and there are periods when you can't fly to avoid contact with the outside, so you have to drive more than 1000 kilometers.
Ishikawa said with a tight expression, "I have a lot of anxiety because I will participate in the game in a completely different way than before, but I have to be tough myself."
On top of that, he said, "I hope I can put out what I have practiced and play well that will lead to the Tokyo Olympics. I will do my best with the feeling of starting from scratch toward the Olympics."