Kento Momota, a Japanese ace of badminton boys, wrote "gold medal" on the votive tablet of the shrine on New Year's Day and vowed to play an active part in the Tokyo Olympics that will start in July.
Momota, who is ranked number one in the world, has won the All Japan Championship at the end of the year, which has been the tournament since the serious injury caused by the traffic accident in January last year, and has made a comeback to celebrate the New Year.
On New Year's Day, every year, I pray for a victory by writing "I won't lose, a gold medal!" On the votive tablet ordered from Kotohira-gu, Kagawa Prefecture, where I worship at the beginning of the year. did.
Momota said, "There are many things that I can convey by doing my best," and then "I want to express my gratitude to the people who supported me on the court." Tokyo will open in July. I vowed to play an active part in the Olympics.
Momota will leave Japan for the world tour of the international tournament, which will be resumed in earnest in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, on the 3rd with other Japanese national team players.