Rhythmic Gymnastics Tokyo Olympics Test Tournament Balancing Infection Control and Competition Management

A rhythmic gymnastics test tournament for the Tokyo Olympics was held on the 8th at the same venue in Tokyo as the actual performance.

While confirming the operation of the competition in which measures against the infection of the new coronavirus were taken, the Japanese representative of the group "Fairy Japan" performed and enjoyed the atmosphere of the actual venue.

The rhythmic gymnastics test tournament was held at the same Ariake Gymnastics Stadium as the actual venue of the Tokyo Olympics, and eight teams from groups such as "Fairy Japan" participated.

The tournament was held without spectators, and at the opening ceremony, athletes wearing competition costumes lined up in masks at intervals.

The athletes played the second type of "ball" and "hoop club" at the Olympic Games, and the staff in charge disinfected Yuka during the performance.

The players of "Fairy Japan" showed breathtaking movements such as catching the balls that were quickly thrown by each other in a difficult position from their own soft movements, and enjoyed the atmosphere of the production venue.

The players were handed masks by the staff as soon as the performance was over, and after the performance they sat on chairs placed at 1 meter intervals and watched the other players' performances.

Although the teams could not be ranked in this tournament, the awards ceremony was held assuming the actual performance, and the progress of the competition was confirmed with an eye on the Olympics, such as the athletes receiving medals placed on the table themselves as an infection countermeasure. Was there.

Group captain Sugimoto "Even if you are the award ceremony

Sayuri Sugimoto, the captain of the rhythmic gymnastics group, said, "Please hold a test event in such a situation, based on the fact that the test tournament was held while the state of emergency was declared in Tokyo. First of all, I would like to thank you, and I am glad that we were able to perform ourselves at the actual venue. However, since we made mistakes in the performance itself, we would like to practice well and clear the tasks by the actual performance in August. " I was talking.

Regarding the first performance at the Ariake Gymnastics Stadium, "I thought it was a very easy venue to perform, including the atmosphere inside the venue. In rhythmic gymnastics, the electricity and lighting of the venue are related to the ease of performance, but it is very easy. The outlook was good, and it was nice to dance because I could put it in our space firmly. "

And about the Tokyo Olympics, which is less than three months before the opening, "I think there are various opinions about the holding, but we want to be well prepared. I thought. I hope that many people will be energized and powered by their performances, and I want to make the Olympics a place where people are happy to do it. "

Tournament Organizing Committee "I want to scrutinize issues and make use of them in production"

Koichi Fukui, General Manager of the Games Organizing Committee, attended a press conference after the rhythmic gymnastics test tournament. We also made an attempt to separate the activity areas of the staff who received the PCR test from those who did not, so I would like to scrutinize the issues in the future and utilize them in the actual operation. "

Regarding the gymnastics test tournament held privately on the 4th of this month, "Because it was the first time to install gymnastics equipment at this Ariake Gymnastics Stadium, we will prepare a better competition environment for athletes. I think it was a big test for the athletes, and I was able to check the infection countermeasures such as having the athletes prepare their own anti-slip and putting a partition in the referee's seat. "