Regarding the captain of the Japanese team of the Tokyo Olympics, the JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee has decided to appoint Ryota Yamagata, who has been appointed as the representative for the men's 100 meters on land, and the final adjustment has been made in interviews with multiple parties. I understand.
Regarding the Japanese team of the Tokyo Olympics, the JOC has decided to appoint one male and one female captain and one deputy captain, and two flag bearers, one male and one female, in order to promote gender equality.
Of these, the captain, who will be the "face" of the team, has been selected in consideration of the results of the competition and personality, but he set a new record in Japan of 9.95 this month at 100 meters for men on land. , I learned from interviews with multiple parties that the final adjustments have been made in the direction of appointing Yamagata, who was appointed as the national team at the Japan Championships.
Yamagata is 29 years old from Hiroshima prefecture.
He participated in two Olympic Games, London and Rio de Janeiro, and contributed to winning the silver medal in the men's 400m relay at the Rio de Janeiro Games.
He was also the captain of the Japanese team at the 2018 Jakarta Palembang, and in addition to his high achievements in the competition, his humanity to face the competition sincerely was highly evaluated.
In addition, Kasumi Ishikawa, who has been appointed as the representative of the table tennis girls, is the deputy captain of the team, and Rui Hachimura, who is a basketball boy and is sure to be the representative of the flag bearers, is making adjustments.