Before the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese handball women's national team played against France in the final warm-up game, losing 20 to 41 and leaving a challenge.
The Japan national team for handball women played the final warm-up game with the French national team, who won the silver medal at the previous Rio de Janeiro tournament on the 19th, before participating in the Tokyo Olympics in 11 tournaments for the first time in 45 years. It was.
The match was held in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, where the French national team is pre-camping, and Japan got off to a good start with Haruno Sasaki scoring the first goal from a quick pass-turning cooperation.
However, when he was reversed by an opponent who was superior in physique, he was gradually separated after that, and the first half was turned back by 7 points difference of 11 to 18.
In the second half, there were many scenes where Japan's defense was disturbed and they were attacked by the opponent, leading to a large number of goals and losing by a large margin of 20 to 41.
Captain Nozomi Hara looked back on the match and said, "There were many scenes where we could decide haste against our opponent because of our mistakes. We want to fix it for the Olympics."
The Japan national team for handball women will face the Netherlands, who won the adult world championship, in the first Olympic games on the 24th of this month.