Rui Hachimura, a basketball player, and Yui Susaki, a wrestler, have been selected as the flag bearers of the Japanese team for the Tokyo Olympics, which will start on the 23rd of this month.
The JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee has decided to appoint one male and one female flag bearer of the Japanese team, which was previously one, based on the new rules set by the IOC = International Olympic Committee that emphasize gender equality. I was in the process of selecting the deciding person.
And the boys belong to the NBA, Wizards of American professional basketball, and the 23-year-old Hachimura, who was appointed as the first representative of the Olympics on the 5th, and the 22-year-old Susaki, who was appointed as the first representative of wrestling, will serve as the women Was announced.
The captain of the Japanese team will participate in the Olympics for the third consecutive tournament last month, and Ryota Yamagata, who set a new Japanese record of 9.95 in the men's 100 meters on land, will be the deputy captain of the table tennis girls for the third consecutive Olympics. Kasumi Ishikawa has been selected, and on the 6th, a team uniting ceremony and send-off party will be held in Tokyo.
Hachimura "I am very honored to have a big role"
Rui Hachimura, a men's basketball player who has been selected as the flag bearer of the Japanese team, said, "The Tokyo Olympics is the stage I have always dreamed of. I am very honored to be the flag bearer of the Japanese team on that stage. Your health and safety are our top priorities, but we would like to take this opportunity to have many people, including children from all over Japan, see me and my teammates playing at the Olympic Games from all over the country, and more for basketball and sports. I hope you are interested in it. "
Susaki "I want to fulfill my role with all my strength"
Yui Susaki, a wrestling girl, said, "When I was a kid, I saw Saori Yoshida and longed for the Olympics. The Olympics will be held in Tokyo in 2013 when I left my family and entered the JOC's elite academy. I have been aiming for a gold medal for a long time. I will never forget my gratitude for being able to stand on the stage of the Olympics under these circumstances, and I will do my best to fulfill my role. "