At the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese national table tennis team practiced for the first time at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, which is the venue for the match, and confirmed the feel of the table tennis table used by Mima Ito and others.
On the afternoon of the 19th, the six Japanese national table tennis players practiced for about two hours at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
Three female players, Ito, Kasumi Ishikawa, and Miu Hirano, practiced in a relaxed atmosphere, taking a commemorative photo with the table tennis table in the background.
Ito, who participates in the third category of women's singles, women's teams, and mixed doubles, practiced singles on the 19th and repeated the rally to check the feel of the table tennis table used in the actual performance.
In addition, Ishikawa and Hirano practiced doubles in the first match of the group and confirmed the development of attacks from Saab.
Tomokazu Harimoto, a male ace, was energetically working on the practice of hitting shots in a row using footwork.
On the other hand, the Chinese national team players, who are the biggest rivals competing for the gold medal, also practiced at the match venue and made final adjustments assuming the actual performance, such as playing a match between the players.
Table tennis will start on the 24th of this month.