At the Tokyo Olympics, Kohei Uchimura of gymnastics and Hiromi Miyake of weightlifting were eliminated from the promising medals, and while surprised voices were raised on SNS, many posts with words of gratitude were seen. ..
Uchimura, who participated in the Olympic Games for four consecutive tournaments, fell due to the performance of the horizontal bar and could not advance to the final, and disappeared on the second day of the tournament.
On Twitter, there were a series of surprised voices such as "I'm very upset when I hear the information that I failed in the qualifying," and "This is the saddest news." There are also posts such as "The regret of making a mistake even in the actual performance is immeasurable except for the person himself" and "I want to applaud Uchimura who returned to the bench to support the juniors with regrettable feelings". I did.
Then, in an interview after the performance, he said, "I'm no longer the main character." "For me, Uchimura has always been the main character in the gymnastics. Thank you for your hard work." There were many posts that spelled out words of gratitude, such as "I was told that I was terribly frustrated. I have only respect and gratitude."
In addition, Miyake, who had announced his retirement only in this tournament, ended without a record and ended his 21-year competitive life without winning medals in three consecutive tournaments.
On Twitter, "It's beautiful to work hard to the end even if you lose. With that small body ... I'm crying." "I think there are many people who were impressed by Miyake's challenge. Thank you for your impression." There were many voices aiming at Miyake, who has been pulling the women's weighting.
In addition, voices such as "I feel sad but one era is over when I see the result of the defeat of Kohei Uchimura and Hiromi Miyake" and "The one-year postponement of the Olympics is a veteran player, but physically and mentally. It should remain in posterity as an example of how difficult it is to maintain motivation. "