As the opening of the Tokyo Olympics approaches on the 23rd, the Japanese national team of badminton released the practice at the competition venue, and ace Kento Momota said, "I am practicing in a good way. I want to play without regrets. "I said enthusiasm.
Qualifying league from 24th of this month
Before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese national team of badminton announced to the press on the 21st that they would practice at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu City, Tokyo, and prepare for the final stage of adjustment.
At the venue, four men's and women's singles players entered the court for more than two hours and confirmed the feeling of hitting the shuttle.
Of these, Momota, the world's number one ace in the men's singles, occasionally practiced with his fellow representatives in a relaxed manner with a smile on his face.
Momota, who participated for the first time, said, "I can't stay still and I'm sick, but I'm practicing in a good way. I want to play without regrets."
Nozomi Okuhara, who is third in the world in women's singles, adjusted by repeatedly hitting smashes and shots near the net against coaches and Akane Yamaguchi, who is fifth in the world in the same event.
Okuhara, who is aiming for the bronze medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games for the second consecutive tournament, said, "I think I'm having more fun than the previous tournament. I've done what I need to do, so I want to face myself well and adjust the conditions."
The badminton tournament in Tokyo will start the qualifying league on the 24th of this month.