The All Japan Table Tennis Championships began in Osaka City, and the match was held while taking measures against infection with the new coronavirus, such as measuring the temperature of athletes, disinfecting the venue, and conducting it without spectators.

The All Japan Championship of Table Tennis started in Osaka City on the 11th, and was held without spectators to prevent the infection of the new coronavirus.



In addition, doubles events will not be held, only singles will be held.



On the 11th of the first day, the first round of men's and women's singles in the junior division was held.



Athletes entered the venue after disinfecting and measuring the temperature of their hands and fingers, and during the match, staff took measures such as ventilating the venue and disinfecting table tennis tables and benches. It was.



The youngest player in this tournament was Kagoshima Prefecture's third grader, 9-year-old Souma Ohno, who played against a third grader in the first round.



Ohno, who is 1 meter and 32 centimeters tall, could not cope with the powerful shots of his opponent, who was 1 meter and 70 centimeters, and lost with a game count of 1 to 3.



Ohno said, "It was hard to get hit by the opponent. I'm sorry I couldn't play myself. I'm aiming for Tomokazu Harimoto, and I want to imitate the place where I can hit a powerful ball with the backhand." It was.



The tournament will be held until January 17, and seed players such as Mima Ito and Harimoto will participate from the 15th, the fifth day of the tournament.