In Group F of the Tokyo Olympics Beach Volleyball Men's Qualifying League, the first match between Japan's Yusuke Ishijima and Katsuhiro Shiratori lost to the Polish pair with a set count of 0-2.
The Beach Valley Men's Qualifying League will be held at Shiokaze Park in Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, where 24 teams will be divided into 6 groups of 4 teams to fight in a round-robin manner, and 16 teams will advance to the final tournament.
The pair of Ishijima and Shiratori, who ranked 78th in the world ranking of Group F, played against the Polish pair, who ranked 13th in the first match.
In the first set, Japan couldn't make a chance to hit Ishijima's favorite spike and was robbed of this set 15-21.
In the second set, the match was close at the beginning, but in the middle of the game, Japan lost the set count 0-2, dropping 14-21, breaking the rhythm and losing 5 consecutive points due to Poland's slow-moving attack. ..
Japan will face Italy, which is ranked 10th in the world, in the next match.
Yusuke Ishijima "While feeling the people who support me even if there are no spectators"
Ishijima, who participated in the 2008 Beijing Olympics as the Japanese national team for volleyball, said, "I was able to play while feeling that there were many people who were cheering for me behind the camera even if there were no spectators. I want to concentrate on each and every one of them with my own thoughts. "
Katsuhiro Shiratori "Participation in the Olympics held locally"
Katsuhiro Shiratori, who participated in the beach volleyball for the third time, said, "I felt that the world-class Olympics were held in my hometown of Tokyo, and being able to participate in them would be a memorable one in my life." After looking back, he said, "I want to play for people who are well prepared and support me."