A lightweight double skull selection race was held for the continental qualifying that will lead to the Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympic boat, and the men were selected as a pair of Mitsuo Nishimura and Naoki Furuta, who are aiming for their first appearance in the Olympics.
The selection of the Japanese national team for the Tokyo Olympics boat, which had been suspended due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, has been resumed in Toda City, Saitama Prefecture since last week for the first time in about a year, and on the 5th, a men's lightweight double scull. Race was held.
The selection of Lightweight Double Sculls will take three days from the 3rd to the 5th, with four players changing combinations based on the results of the Single Scull last week, resulting in a three-day race. Nishimura, who ranked first, and Furuta, who ranked second, were selected for their average time.
The two will be nominated for the Asia-Oceania continental qualifiers to be held in Japan in May, and will be nominated for the Olympics if they win the Japanese qualifying quota in this qualifier.
Both of them are aiming to participate in the Olympic Games for the first time, and Nishimura said with a smile, "First of all, I want to win the qualifying slot and then participate in the Olympic Games and enjoy the tournament with Furuta." It was.
Furuta said, "It goes well with Nishimura and feels lightly burnt, so I want to put more power on it. I have no experience in qualifying or the Olympics, so I think there is pressure, but the essence of the boat is to enjoy it. I want to remember to race. "