Mayu Hamada, who has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics and Taekwondo, responded to the interview and stated his enthusiasm for the third consecutive Olympic Games, which is approaching three months later, "I want to move toward the goal gold medal."
The four men and women who have been appointed as representatives of the Tokyo Olympics and Taekwondo have been practicing mainly at their respective affiliations since February last year when the tentative decision was made due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection. Since March, we have been strengthening our activities by holding a training camp at the National Training Center in Kita-ku, Tokyo.
On the 21st, the players responded to an online interview as the Tokyo tournament was approaching three months.
Among them, Hamada, a 57-kilometer female athlete who has won the world championship and will participate in the Olympics for the third consecutive time, said, "I feel that the number of days until the actual performance is steadily decreasing. How much practice from here It's important to be able to accumulate the gold medals. I want to move toward my goal of gold medals. "
Hamada, who had an operation on his hip joint, said, "My condition is improving little by little. I was able to do only basic movements for a year after the operation, but now I am improving at once." ..
Miyu Yamada, a 49-kilogram female player who will participate for the first time, said, "Because I have focused on weight training, my kicks have become stronger. I want to do my best to win the gold medal."
On the other hand, for boys, Sergio Suzuki and Ricardo will be the first brothers to participate.
Sergio Suzuki, a 58-kilometer class brother, expressed his enthusiasm, saying, "I never dreamed that I could play as a brother, so I would like to work together to do my best every day."
Ricardo, a 68-kilometer-class younger brother, said, "I want to win the taekwondo and stand on the podium."