In the qualifying for the women's 400-meter individual medley at the Tokyo Olympics, Japanese women's ace Yui Ohashi finished in 4: 35.71 and advanced to the final in 3rd place overall.

Ohashi continues to grow as a Japanese female ace, winning a bronze medal in the 400-meter individual medley of the adult world championships.



In the qualifying on the 24th, when I finished 3rd in the first butterfly stroke, I took the lead in my favorite backstroke.



In the final freestyle, he was caught up, but showed a stable swim and finished at the top of the group.



The time was 4: 35.71, and he advanced to the final on the 25th in 3rd place overall.



In addition, Akaha Tanigawa, a third-year high school student who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, finished 12th overall at 4: 41.76 and was eliminated in the qualifying.

Tanikawa "I want to challenge the Paris tournament with more strength"

Akaha Tanigawa, who missed the final, said, "It was a lot later than I expected, but I was able to do my best," recalled the race.


Regarding the Olympic Games, which was his first appearance, he said, "It was a good experience and I was able to find some challenges. There are many challenges, so I would like to fix them firmly and strengthen my strength to challenge the Paris tournament three years from now." I was talking.