Ren Hayakawa, who won the bronze medal in the women's team of the London Games, marked the top score among the women in the final selection meeting to select the Japanese representative of archery for the Tokyo Olympics, and was appointed as the Olympic representative for the first time in two tournaments.
The final selection of archery was held in Koto-ku, Tokyo from the 20th to the 2nd, and on the 21st of the final day, four men and women who had won the selection so far competed for three representative slots. ..
On the 21st, it started in the harsh conditions of strong winds in addition to rain, and in the women's team, Hayakawa, who won the bronze medal at the women's team of the London Olympics, marked a high score of 633 points despite having pain in his right shoulder. I was appointed as the Olympic representative for the first time in two tournaments at the top.
In addition, Miki Nakamura was second with 631 points, and Azusa Yamauchi was third with 630 points, both of which were nominated as the first Olympic representatives.
Tomoka Ohashi missed the national team.
Among the boys, 23-year-old Yuki Kawada marked 640 points and was appointed as the first representative at the top, and Takaharu Furukawa, a silver medalist at the London Olympic Games, finished second with 630 points and participated in the Olympic Games for the fifth consecutive tournament. I decided.
In addition, Hiroki Muto grabbed the position of the first Olympic representative with 627 points in 3rd place.
Hideki Kikuchi missed the national team.
Women's Top Hayakawa London Bronze Medal Retirement is back
Ren Hayakawa, who was appointed as the representative of archery girls at the Tokyo Olympics, is 33 years old from South Korea.
This is the second Olympic Games since the 2012 London Games.
He acquired Japanese nationality in 2009 and won the bronze medal of the women's group, which is the first medal in the history of Japanese women's archery, at the London Olympics where he participated.
After that, I retired in 2015 due to the pain in my right shoulder that I had been overworking for many years, but I returned the following year.
And last year's All Japan Championship won the championship for the first time in nine years, returning to the top players.
At the final selection, he talked about the "passing point" and is aiming to win a medal again at the Tokyo Olympics.
Women's 2nd place Experienced in Nakamura International Tournament
Miki Nakamura, who was appointed as the representative of archery girls at the Tokyo Olympics, is 28 years old from Yamagata prefecture.
This is the first Olympics.
In addition to finishing second in the World Indoor Championships in 2014, he was also selected as the representative of the World Championships in 2017, and is a player with a wealth of experience in international competitions.
He has the endurance to keep pulling the bow accurately until the end of the game, and in the second selection meeting before the final selection meeting, he marked the second score overall and left a stable result.
3rd place for girls Yamauchi 3rd grade to become the best university in Japan
Azusa Yamauchi, who was appointed as the representative of archery girls at the Tokyo Olympics, is 22 years old from Shizuoka prefecture.
This is the first Olympics.
At Kinki University, a strong archery player, he practiced with top-level players in Japan to improve his skills, and when he was in the third grade, he became the best university in Japan in individual competition.
Takaharu Furukawa, a silver medalist at the London Olympics who practices at the same place with more than 400 arrows a day when there are many, is also instructing.
Men's Top Kawada Olympic Medalist Yamamoto's Student
Yuki Kawada, who was appointed as the representative of the archery boys at the Tokyo Olympics, is 23 years old from Hiroshima prefecture.
This is the first Olympics.
I belonged to EDION, a powerful businessman, and during my time at Nippon Sport Science University, I was instructed by Hiroshi Yamamoto, who won medals at the two Olympic Games.
It has a highly reproducible and accurate form, and boasts top-class ability in Japan, such as winning the All Japan Championship in 2014 and 2019.
He said, "I'm confident that I'll get a job offer" for the final selection, but I got the result as the word says.
Men's 2nd place Furukawa 5 consecutive Olympics participation
Takaharu Furukawa, who was appointed as the representative of the archery boys at the Tokyo Olympics, is 36 years old from Aomori prefecture.
This will be the fifth consecutive Olympic Games since the 2004 Athens Games.
It has a highly reproducible and accurate form, and has been active as a Japanese ace, winning a silver medal at the 2012 London Games and a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships.
Currently, he is a leader in the archery world, such as training young athletes who are aiming to participate in the Olympic Games as a staff member of Kinki University.
Men's 3rd place Muto The strength of the game is characteristic
Hiroki Muto, who was appointed as the representative of the archery boys at the Tokyo Olympics, is 23 years old from Aichi prefecture.
This is the first Olympics.
The strength of the game is the strongest here. In addition to contributing to the men's team's silver medal at the 2018 World Cup, he won the All Japan Futsal Championship in February.
We are proud of our top-class ability in Japan, and our goal is to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, which will be our first appearance.