The bamboo sword used by the person in charge of strengthening karate at the Tokyo Olympics during practice caused the player to be injured. I learned from the interviews with the people concerned that I made the request.

Mr. Usami intends to accept the request.

Ayumi Uekusa, who has secured a job offer for the Tokyo Olympics with karate women's kumite, bruised her eyes with the bamboo sword used by Masao Kagawa, the chairman of the Japan national team's strengthening committee.



The Japan Karate Federation has dismissed Kagawa as the chairman of the strengthening committee on the 9th of this month, saying, "It is very dangerous to injure yourself by practicing with a bamboo sword."



The Japan Karate Federation was in the process of selecting a successor, but it was requested that Mr. Usami, who has won the women's world championship and is currently the coach of the Japanese national team, be unified and become the chairman of the player strengthening committee. I found out from the interviews with the people concerned.



At the Japan Karate Federation, he is a leading figure who has been active both in Japan and overseas, and he is young in his thirties, and he appreciates the high level of trust from the players.



According to the people concerned, Mr. Usami has indicated his intention to accept the request for inauguration.



In addition to winning the World Championship, he has won the All Japan Championship for the fourth time in a row.



The top of the new enhancements is expected to be decided next month, according to the Japan Karate Federation, that no woman has ever been appointed.

What is Rika Usami?

Rika Usami is 35 years old from Tokyo.



In the women's form, she has won the All Japan Championship five times with her beautiful and flowing performance, and has won four consecutive titles since 2009.



In the world championships, he won 3rd place in 2010 and won the championship for the first time in 2012.



The form of the performance in the final of the 2012 World Championship, which won the championship, was said to be "the most beautiful performance in the world" that changed the atmosphere of the venue at that time, and is still highly evaluated.



After retiring from active duty in 2013, I have been a coach for the Japanese national team.