The Tokyo Olympics sailing men's fin class representative selection was held in Kanagawa Prefecture on the 14th, and 31-year-old Kazumasa Segawa was appointed as the representative.
The men's fin-class representative selection for sailing was held in Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, with four athletes participating for five days from the 10th of this month.
Segawa, who was first in all 10 races up to the 13th, did not give up the first place in the final race on the 14th, and became the top in the overall ranking of 11 races in total, and was appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics.
This is my first time to participate in the Olympics.
The Japan Sailing Federation initially stated that the highest ranked athlete in the ranking, which is based on the results of international competitions, would be nominated as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, but due to the influence of the new coronavirus, the competition was canceled or postponed. Since the selection did not proceed one after another, the federation held its own representative selection meeting this time.
Segawa said, "I thought going to the Olympics would be the best way to give back to the many people who have supported me so far. I'm glad I got a good report. I want to aim to stay in the medal race at the Olympics." I was talking.
Segawa Weight gain power and go to the representative offer
Kazumasa Segawa is 31 years old from Osaka prefecture.
I started the competition from university and am currently based in Sakaiminato City, Tottori Prefecture.
Although he missed the laser class in February last year, he couldn't give up his participation in the Tokyo Olympics and switched to the fin class.
The fin class is the same single-seater event as the laser class, but the weight of the yacht and the area of the sail are larger than the laser class, and it is also called the "heavy class" of sailing, and more power is required.
For this reason, Segawa, who is 1 meter and 79 centimeters tall, has gained more than 15 kilograms in the past year, gained power by making it 96 kilograms, and won the representative selection by making use of the technique polished at the laser class. ..