The Japanese national team for hockey men and women at the Tokyo Olympics has been unofficially decided, and the boys who will participate for the first time in 53 years have been selected, such as Seiren Tanaka, who will be the key to offense and defense.
In the hockey of the Tokyo Olympics, both men and women have decided to participate in the host country frame, and the Japan Hockey Association announced on the 7th the representatives of men and women.
For the sixth time in 53 years since the 1968 Mexico tournament, 16 men were selected, including Tanaka, who is the key to offense and defense at the age of 28, and Kouji Yamazaki, 25, who has a reputation for high scoring ability. It was done.
In addition, 16 girls were selected to participate in the 5th consecutive Olympic Games from Athens, including Yuri Nagai and Hazuki being sisters.
In hockey at the Tokyo Olympics, 12 teams of both men and women will be divided into two groups to play round-robin in the qualifying league, and the top four teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinals.
In the qualifying league, Japan is in the same group as Argentina, where boys won the gold medal at the previous Rio de Janeiro tournament, and women, who are also strong players such as Argentina and Australia.
16 men's representatives from Japan
▽ Masataka Ohashi
28 years old from Tochigi prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. With a height of 1 meter and 70 centimeters, it is small for a defender, but it is strong against one-on-one, and it has a characteristic of playing by stealing the opponent's ball from a low position and connecting it to an attack.
▽ General Ochiai
27 years old from Shimane prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. It is a midfielder who has good judgment and leadership and can handle both offensive and defensive play at a high level.
▽ Kenji Kitazato
32 years old from Kumamoto prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. It is a forward who is good at one-on-one by playing with a strong body.
▽ Yoshitaka Kirishita
22 years old from Nara prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. It is a defender with speed, strength, and high technical ability to make full use of floating balls.
▽ Hirotaka Zendana
28 years old from Shimane prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. It is a defender with an accurate pass.
▽ Kaito Tanaka
, 25 years old from Iwate prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. A midfielder who specializes in creating opportunities from accurate passes.
▽ Kenta Tanaka
33 years old from Shiga prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. With a high scoring ability, he has cultivated his ability by transferring to the powerful Dutch league with the aim of becoming a representative member of the Tokyo Olympics. At the 2018 Asian Games, he contributed to Japan's first victory as an ace striker.
▽ Tanaka Seiren
28 years old from Shimane prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. A midfielder with skillful dribbling and abundant amount of exercise, he is a key player in offense and defense.
▽ Yuma Nagai
25 years old from Gifu prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. It is a midfielder with the speed and endurance trained in soccer that was played until junior high school students. His father was former coach Yuji Nagai, who led the Japan Women's Hockey National Team at the Rio de Janeiro Games last time, and his mother is also a former Japan national team player. Two older sisters, Yuri and Hazuki, have also been nominated to represent Japan for the women of the Tokyo Olympics. In 2019, I participated in the international competition of eight countries held in Japan as a representative of Japan.
▽ Motoki Mitani
30 years old from Fukui prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. A midfielder who uses speedy dribbling as a weapon to lead the team in offense and defense.
▽ Kazuma Murata
29 years old from Toyama prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. It is a forward that is strong against one-on-one with abundant momentum and skillful dribbling.
▽ Koji Yamazaki
A 25-year-old from Hiroshima prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. A striker with good positioning in front of the goal and high scoring ability.
▽ Manabu Yamashita
32 years old from Toyama prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. A defender with a one-on-one ball strength, he is a key player with experience as a captain.
▽ Shota Yamada
26 years old from Shiga prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. It is a defender who has a high level of skill and can attack with skillful stick handling and making full use of floating balls.
▽ Takashi Yoshikawa
26 years old from Shiga prefecture.
This is my first time to participate in the Olympics.
It is a goalkeeper with a characteristic of saving and quick reaction that makes the best use of the height of 1 meter 82 cm.
▽ Kota Watanabe
A 24-year-old from Fukui prefecture.
This is my first time to participate in the Olympics.
It is a forward who is good at shooting and passing.
Women's Japan National Team 16 players
▽ Yuyu Asai
25 years old from Osaka prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. A defender with an accurate pass, and a team mood maker who also has experience as a captain of the Japanese national team. In 2018, he participated in the World Cup and the Champions Trophy, the international tournament that decides the best in the world.
▽ Sakiyo Asano
34 years old from Gifu prefecture. A goalkeeper with agile movement and aggressive defense. Although he announced his retirement after the last Rio de Janeiro Olympics, he has returned to active duty to win medals and will be participating in this tournament for the third time in a row.
▽ Shiori Oikawa
32 years old from Iwate prefecture. A defender with tenacious defense and stable stick handling. After losing to the representative member of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics last time, he transferred to the powerful Dutch league and has cultivated his ability. The Olympics are my first appearance.
▽ Sakurako Omoto
23 years old from Yamaguchi prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. A midfielder with a strong dribbling ability by skillful stick handling, he participated in the Champions Trophy, the international tournament that decides the best in the world in 2018.
▽ Miki Kitsuka
25 years old from Tochigi prefecture. The Olympics are my first appearance. A defender with speedy dribbling and stable defense. In 2018, he participated in the World Cup and the Champions Trophy, the international tournament that decides the best in the world.
▽ Maho Segawa
, 24 years old from Iwate prefecture. This is the first time for the Olympics to participate. He participated in the Asian Games in 2018 with his midfielder, who has a breakthrough power that makes the most of his speed and a dribble that uses floating balls to exchange opponents.
▽ Mai Toriyama
, 26 years old from Saga prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. He is a forward with a quick attack that makes the most of his speed, and in 2017 he participated in the Asia Cup.
▽ Yuri Nagai
29 years old from Gifu prefecture. The forward movement in front of the goal and the powerful shot are the pillars of the team's attack. His father was former coach Yuji Nagai, who led the Japan Women's Hockey National Team at the Rio de Janeiro Games last time, and his mother is also a former Japan national team player. Following the previous Rio de Janeiro Games, the Olympic Games were the second appearance in two consecutive tournaments, and together with his sister Hazuki, he was appointed as a sister representative.
▽ Hazuki Nagai
26 years old from Gifu prefecture. It is a midfielder with accurate pass turning and is the command tower of the team. His father was former coach Yuji Nagai, who led the Japan Women's Hockey National Team at the Rio de Janeiro Games last time, and his mother is also a former Japan national team player. Following the previous Rio de Janeiro Games, he participated in the Olympic Games for the second time in a row, and was appointed as a sister representative with his sister Yuri Nagai.
▽ Emi Nishikori
28 years old from Shimane prefecture. It is a defender with a strong defense and an accurate path that leads to an attack. Following the previous Rio de Janeiro Games, the Olympic Games are the second in a row.
▽ Kana Nomura
31 years old from Fukui prefecture. With a powerful floating ball that uses the whole body as a weapon, he participated in the World Cup in 2018 with a forward that creates opportunities by shooting and set play. The last Rio de Janeiro Olympics could not remain as the final member, and as a spare member, he will accompany the national team, and the Tokyo Games will be the first Olympics.
▽ Mika Hoshiki
25 years old from Gifu prefecture. It is a defender with abundant physical strength and play that steals the opponent's ball and leads to an attack. In 2018, he participated in the Asian Games and the Champions Trophy, the international competition that decides the best in the world. The Olympics are my first appearance.
▽ Natsunami Matsumoto
25 years old from Shiga prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. A defender who specializes in intercepting the opponent's ball with accurate stick handling. In 2018, he participated in the Champions Trophy, the international tournament that decides the best in the world.
▽ Yukari Mano
27 years old from Gifu prefecture. A midfielder with skillful skills to dodge opponents and accurate passes, he is the core player of the team. Following the previous Rio de Janeiro Games, the Olympic Games are the second in a row.
▽ Hanane Mori
25 years old from Shiga prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. With a high scoring ability, he was the top scorer in the league last season and is expected to play an active role as an ace striker for the Japanese national team. As an adult, I participated in the international competition of eight countries held in Japan as a representative of Japan.
▽ Aki Yamada
28 years old from Osaka prefecture. This is my first time to participate in the Olympics. In addition to high scoring ability, it is a forward who is also good at assisting allies. In addition to contributing to the team's gold medal at the 2018 Asian Games, he also participated in the World Cup.