A pair of Miki Ishii and Megumi Murakami has been appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics for beach volleyball girls.
As for the representatives of the Tokyo Olympics in beach volleyball, each country and region has a maximum of two participation slots, and Japan has already been given a host country slot for one pair of men and women.
The women's national team deciding match to decide the participating pair of this host country frame has been held in a tournament format at an indoor facility in Tachikawa City, Tokyo from the 22nd, and on the 23rd, the first seed players Ishii and Murakami who advanced to the final The pair and the pair of No. 4 seed Chiyo Suzuki and Yurika Sakaguchi played against each other.
In the match, the pair of Ishii and Murakami took the initiative based on the solid defense cultivated while fighting the world tour, and occasionally showed the skillfulness of the match while interweaving feints etc., set count 2 I won the straight against 0 and won the championship, and I was appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics.
The men's national team, which has been postponed due to the effects of the new coronavirus, will be held on the 5th and 6th of next month.
Miki Ishii Converted to beach volleyball in 2014
Miki Ishii is 31 years old from Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
He is 1 meter and 72 centimeters tall and has high-precision serve and sharp spikes.
After graduating from high school, he was active as an attacker in the first division of the V League of volleyball, and in 2014 he switched to beach volleyball.
It's been 7 years since we formed a pair with Murakami in 2015.
The two play styles that cover the entire court with quick movements are also called "ninjas" by foreign players.
He won the silver medal at the Asian Games held in Indonesia in 2018.
Ishii "I want to go get a medal"
Ishii, who was appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, said, "It was a difficult year for the Tokyo Olympics to be postponed due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but I am glad that I came to believe and won the representative without giving up. I want to make adjustments in the remaining time so that I can get the medals. "
Megumi Murakami Court name is "Shin"
Megumi Murakami is 35 years old from Echizen City, Fukui Prefecture.
The height is 1 meter and 65 centimeters, which is small for a beach volleyball player, but he has a tenacious play that makes use of his quick footwork.
I was aiming to be a physical education teacher, but after graduating from university, I was invited by a friend to start my career as a beach volleyball player and won the national polity.
The court name "Shin" was named by a friend when he was in the high school volleyball club, and is derived from the word "believe" in himself.
Murakami "To the place of the Olympics with everyone's thoughts"
Murakami, who was appointed as the representative of the Tokyo Olympics, recalled the match, saying, "It was a match that put a lot of pressure on me, but I had a good feeling."
And, for the Olympics, I renewed my feelings, "We have been doing our best because there were players who fought today. I want to hold everyone's thoughts and stand in the Olympics."