The selection race for the Japanese national team of boats at the Tokyo Olympics, which had been suspended for about a year due to the spread of the new coronavirus, has resumed, and the athletes have taken another step toward the Tokyo Games.
The selection of the Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympics boat was suspended at the end of March last year due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, but the postponed opening of the Tokyo Games is approaching five months later. It has been restarted for the first time in about a year since then, and a single scull race was held in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture for two days on the 24th and 25th.
As a result of the race in which five men and five athletes participated, Ryuta Arakawa was the top male player and Shiho Yonekawa was the top female player.
The two will be unconditionally nominated for the Olympics if they qualify for the Asia-Oceania continental qualifiers, which are contested for the qualifiers for the Tokyo Games, and if they win the qualifiers for Japan in this qualifier.
Yonekawa said, "Because I was in this race, the pressure was great, but I was able to show growth over the past year. It is a situation where I can not see what will happen to the Tokyo Olympics, but what I can do is the same for half a year. I want to concentrate on it. "
The selection of the Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympics for boats will be followed by a lightweight double skull race next week.
In addition, the Asia-Oceania continental qualifiers, which are contested for quotas, are scheduled to be held in Tokyo in May.