The Tokyo Olympics will begin in earnest on the 24th, the second day of the Games.
In judo, Naohisa Takato, a 60-kilometer boy, and Funa Tonaki, a 48-kilometer girl, are expected to win medals.
Medal goal for all judo classes
In Judo, 11 out of 14 people who participate in individual competitions have won the Olympics or World Championships, and their goal is to win medals in all classes.
Takafuji will participate in the men's 60 kg class and Tonaki will participate in the women's 48 kg class, both of which are expected to win medals.
Takafuji has participated in two consecutive tournaments and won the bronze medal at the previous Rio de Janeiro tournament.
Tonaki is a small player with a height of 1 meter and 48 centimeters, but he is good at coordinating from standing to sleeping in addition to continuous footing such as Osotogari and Kosotogari.
What was the first medal of this tournament in Japan?
▽ In the archery mixed team, two women will participate, Azusa Yamauchi for girls and Hiroki Muto for boys.
The Japanese pair is in 3rd place in the total score of the ranking round, and it will be watched whether it will be the first medal for Japan in this tournament.
▽ In Taekwondo, Sergio Suzuki participated in the men's 58 kg class.
It is expected that this will also win a medal at the first Olympics.
Hiromi Miyake will participate in weightlifting in the 49 kg class for women.
The 35-year-old Miyake has participated in five consecutive tournaments, which is the largest number among Japanese women in the summer Olympics, and is positioned as the stage to end his 21-year competitive life.
In the badminton and women's doubles qualifying league, a pair of Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hirota, who are ranked first in the world, and a pair of Wakana Nagahara and Mayu Matsumoto, who are ranked second in the world, will appear. This event is expected to win the gold medal for the second consecutive tournament as a Japanese team, and it will be interesting to see what kind of play it will show in the first match.
A new basketball event, 3x3 with three players, has also begun, and Japan will compete in two qualifying league games for both men and women.