Gymnastics 5th, All Japan Championship 18 years old Kitazono and others make final adjustments

18-year-old Takeru Kitazono, who is aiming to become a representative, faces the final adjustment at the venue before the all-Japan event-specific championship of gymnastics that also serves as the representative selection of the Tokyo Olympics will be held from the 5th, and he is in good shape with sharp movements. I was told how good it is.

The selection of men's gymnastics for the Tokyo Olympics will be based on the results of the All Japan Championship in April, the NHK Cup last month, and the All Japan Championships to be held from the 5th in Takasaki City, Gunma Prefecture.

Of the four men's teams, Daiki Hashimoto, who won the NHK Cup, and Kazuma Kaya, who won the second place, have been decided, and the remaining two are the team's scores based on the results of the three tournaments selected by the national team. It depends on how much you can contribute to.

Wataru Tanigawa, who is third in the NHK Cup, Masataka Sugino, who is good at pommel horses and horizontal bars, and 18-year-old Kitazono, who won five gold medals at the Youth Olympic Games three years ago, are competing for the national team.

Of these, Kitazono injured his right elbow at the All Japan Championship and faced with a performance that reduced the difficulty of the technique at the NHK Cup, so he is aiming to increase the score in this tournament and become a representative.

On the 4th, he showed a sharp turn with his pommel horse, which he was good at, extending to the toes of his legs, and he repeatedly confirmed the technique of letting go with the horizontal bar.

The tournament will be qualifying on the 5th, and after the final on the 6th, the players to be nominated as representatives of the Tokyo Olympics will be decided.

Kitazono "Acting that puts out the power you have"

Takeru Kitazono, who is aiming to become a representative of the men's group, said with enthusiasm, "If you can perform to your satisfaction, you will be closer to becoming a representative.

Regarding the condition of the right elbow that was injured by falling from the horizontal bar at the All Japan Championship in April, "The pain is getting better, and now the difficulty of the technique has returned to the previous composition, and it is finished in a good feeling. I've been practicing hard all day long. "

After that, he said, "The horizontal bar may be overwhelmed by the failure of the All Japan Championship, but I want to take the plunge. I want to do the first and first events firmly."

Tanikawa "I want to be a representative of the Olympics anyway"

Wataru Tanigawa, who is aiming to become a representative in the men's group, said, "The condition of my left leg, which was injured, has improved considerably. I want to be the representative of the Tokyo Olympics anyway. "

He said, "Make a good flow for the Olympics. It is not the goal to be a representative, but the goal is to win a gold medal at the Olympics. I want to perform well at this tournament for the Olympics."

Sugino "Acting that seems to require Sugino for the Japanese national team"

Masataka Sugino, who is aiming to become a representative of the men's group, said with a fulfilling expression, "We were able to welcome the tournament in the same condition as the All Japan Championship and NHK Trophy."

On top of that, "I want to maximize my performance with the pommel horse, vault, and horizontal bar that I have entered. I think that Sugino is necessary for the Japanese national team, keeping in mind the dynamic performance and big performance that is characteristic. I want to act like that. "