Before this month's Asian qualifying round, where wrestling and the Tokyo Olympics will be represented, Yui Susaki, a 50-kilometer girl, said in an interview, "I want to win whatever I want and decide on the Olympics."
21-year-old Susaki has won the world championships for the second time in a row since 2017 and is expected to win a gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, but he has not yet been nominated as a representative of the Tokyo Games.
If you finish in 2nd place in the Olympic Asian Qualifying held in Kazakhstan on the 10th of this month, you will be nominated as a representative.
On the 4th, Susaki responded to an interview online before leaving for the site.
Susaki said, "I'm really looking forward to the match after a long time. Now that I've come this far, I want to win anything and decide on the Olympic team."
Susaki's greatest characteristic is the tackle that jumps in at a speed from a distance, but for the past year, he has increased his attacking skills, such as breaking the opponent with a kumite and entering the tackle or bringing it to a ground fight. about it.
Susaki said, "Although both the Olympics and the Asian qualifying have been postponed, I was able to work on detailed techniques because I thought I had more time to become stronger. I should believe in what I have practiced and do it with a strong feeling. I think I'll just do that, "he said, showing his confidence.
So far, Susaki has won the battle for the representative in the lightest class with the highest level of Japanese women. "The lightest class of Japanese women is the class that has always won the gold medal, and it is a very tough battle so far. However, I must win because I won there. "