On the 26th of the 4th day of the Tokyo Olympics, a men's mountain bike was held, and Kohei Yamamoto, who participated in 4 consecutive tournaments, was 29th.
The men's mountain bike was held on the Izu MTB course, an off-road course with a total length of 4100 meters and a height difference of 150 meters in Izu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, and was contested by 38 people.
The venue is one of the few venues with spectators, and the capacity is 11,500, but the maximum number of spectators is half of this.
Yamamoto was separated from the lead group in the early stages and temporarily dropped to 34th place.
This course is said to be an extremely tough course compared to the previous Olympics, and while some athletes fell violently and abstained on the way, Yamamoto showed a tenacious run.
Withstanding the harsh heat and high humidity, he ran to the end, moved up the rankings and finished, finishing 29th in 1 hour 32 minutes 35 seconds, 7 minutes 21 seconds behind the top players.
The gold medal was Thomas Pidcock of England, and the time was 1 hour 25 minutes 14 seconds.
The silver medal was Matthias Frucchiger from Switzerland and the bronze medal was David Valero Serrano from Spain.
Yamamoto "The last happy moment as an athlete"
Yamamoto said, "Since it was the Olympic Games held in my own country, it was hot and humid, and I think that I had an advantage in that respect. The results were not good, but this is my strength now," recalled the race. rice field.
Yamamoto intends to retire at this tournament, and said that the race was a locally held Olympics, "I ran for about an hour and a half after the start, but in a blink of an eye. To so many Japanese people. It's the first time I've been surrounded and ran. Today, I've reached my end as a competitor, but I've never had such a happy moment. "