Mai Murakami, a Japanese ace of gymnastics girls, released her practice for the selection of the representatives of the Tokyo Olympics starting next month and said, "I want to improve the accuracy of the details and be selected as the representative."
24-year-old Murakami won the silver medal for the first time as a Japanese female player in the 2018 World Championships, and is expected to play an active role as a female ace at the Tokyo Olympics.
On the morning of the 24th, Murakami released a practice for the representative selection at the gymnasium in Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Murakami did all four events in about two hours of practice, and on the balance beam, which is the task, he reduced the jumps that were often deducted after the All Japan Championship in December last year, and increased the number of turns instead. On the 24th, I was working on the performance composition, and on the 24th, I repeated continuous turns in a crouching position on a 10 cm wide table.
In the vault, I repeatedly worked on the big technique "Chusovichina" that I introduced last year with a one-and-a-half twist of forward stretching somersault.
The selection of women's groups for gymnastics at the Tokyo Olympics will begin in earnest from the All Japan Championship next month, and four members will be selected based on the results of the NHK Cup in May.
Murakami said, "Since we are in the final finish, we want to improve the accuracy of the details and make adjustments so that we can get 14 points in all events. We want to win the NHK Cup and be selected as the representative. Even if it is postponed, my feelings for the Tokyo Olympics will not change, so I want to practice hard toward my goals. "