Gymnastics Daiki Hashimoto Winner with high score in the first match of this year October 23, 21:25

Gymnastics player Daiki Hashimoto won the All Japan Student Championship, which is the first actual competition in Japan, with a high score and gained momentum for the All Japan Championship in December.

Hashimoto, a first-year student at Juntendo University, contributed to winning the bronze medal in Japan at last year's world championship group, and was the first to hold down the top players in Japan at the "Individual General Supermarket Final" in November last year. I won the championship.



Due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the tournament that was scheduled to participate was postponed or canceled, and Hashimoto played the first match in about 7 months at the All Japan Student Championship held in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture on the 23rd. I faced and participated in the 6th event.



In the first event, "Pommel Horse," which is his specialty, he faced with a composition that raised the difficulty of the technique, and showed a stable performance with a beautiful posture that extended to the tips of his limbs, reaching 15.250, which is the highest overall score in this event. Marked the score.



Then, in the third event, "Vault Horse," the difficult "Lopez" was decided with a dynamic jump without major mistakes, and this event also marked the top 15.150.



Hashimoto won the 6th event with a total of 87.450 points, giving him momentum for the All Japan Championship in December.



On the other hand, last year's world championship representative, Sho Tanigawa, a fourth-year student at Juntendo University, was a stable performer who marked the 14-point range in the fifth event, but was in second place, behind Hashimoto.



In addition, last year's world championship representative Aiko Sugihara scored a high score in the "vault", and the women's score was 54.232 in the fourth event, achieving the second consecutive title in the tournament.

Hashimoto "Don't rush, move forward one by one"

Daiki Hashimoto, who won the championship with a high score, said about the game for the first time in about 7 months, "I sometimes got sick during practice and it was hard to decide the technique, but it was the first game in a long time and I was in college. It was my first match wearing a uniform, so I acted with joy, "he recalled with a smile from time to time.



He revealed that he challenged with a performance composition that greatly increased the difficulty of the technique with "Pommel horse" etc. than last year's tournament, "I was confident in the pommel horse, so I got a score that I can push through dangerous places well. I was able to achieve it because my goal was to exceed 87 points in the 6th event, so I'm glad I was able to achieve it. "



On the other hand, he said, "There were some events that did not go according to practice, such as making mistakes on the horizontal bar, so I would like to face it as an issue."



He added, "I think it's a plus that the Tokyo Olympics have been postponed. I think I can win the All Japan Championship in December if I can do my own acting. I want to move forward one by one without going forward. "

Tanikawa "I got a sense of the game"

Sho Tanikawa, who was second overall in the individual, said, "I was a little lonely because I couldn't support my friends aloud because of infectious disease countermeasures, but I was very happy to be able to participate in the match for the first time in a while. 4 It was difficult to make adjustments in May and May due to the self-restraint period of practice, but I'm glad that I was able to finish my body firmly without feeling tired, "he said with a calm expression.



Regarding his own performance, he said, "There was a part that I couldn't finish in practice, and I made mistakes little by little. Still, I think my body was good and I was able to move well. To get a sense of the game. I was able to do it. "



In addition, for the future, "I think that the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has given me more time to become stronger. At the All Japan Championship in December, I will try to have the same performance composition as next year's representative selection. I'm thinking, so I want to show that "Sho is strong" and appeal for next year, "he said with enthusiasm.

Sugihara "I want to improve the quality of my technique"

Aiko Sugihara, who won the tournament for the second time in a row as a girl, said, "Because of the influence of the new coronavirus, there was no match for a while, so this tournament acted with gratitude. The composition of the performance has changed significantly. So I found a lot of issues, but I'm glad I was able to get through the 4th event anyway, "he said with a smile.



Furthermore, for the All Japan Championship in December, he vowed to grow further, saying, "I want to improve the quality of the technique and the difficulty of the technique."