On the 24th, the second day of the Tokyo Olympic Games, the first match of the badminton women's doubles qualifying league group A was held, and the "Fukuhiro" pair of Yuki Fukushima and Sayaka Hirota, who ranked first in the world, was ranked 14th in the world. I played against a pair of Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith, and won straight with a game count of 2-0.
In the "Fukuhiro" pair, while Hirota put a supporter on his right knee and faced the game, there was a scene where the shuttle was raised high in the defense and an angled shot was hit, but it is long due to the quick rotation that he is good at. While creating their own rhythm in the rally, they scored points with slow and fast shots, and won straight with a game count of 2-0, 21-13 in the first game and 21-14 in the second game.
Yuki Fukushima "I was able to take the plunge for the first Olympics"
Fukushima recalled, "Because it was the first match on the first stage of the Olympics, we were talking about taking the plunge, so I'm glad we did it well."
On top of that, Hirota said that he had a supporter on his right knee and went to the match, saying, "I don't think there is any problem if the two of us work together. I think it's good. "
Ayaka Hirota "I have a little pain in my right knee, but it's okay."
Sayaka Hirota responded to the condition of her right knee, saying, "I have a little pain, but it's okay at all." I hope we can do that together. "