Takahiro Shikine defeated Egyptian players in the Tokyo Olympics and Fencing Men's Fleure individual quarterfinals, deciding to advance to the semifinals.
Shikine, who is from Oita prefecture, is 23 years old and has a calm game performance. This is his first time to participate in the Olympics.
Shikine, who ranked 12th in the world ranking, won the 2nd and 3rd rounds, and in the quarterfinals, he played against Egyptian Aladin Aburkassim, a silver medal at the London Olympic Games.
In the early stages, Shikine pursued his opponent with a long reach, but when he entered the second period, he made quick attacks and scored four consecutive points to take the lead and grasp the flow of the game. rice field.
Shikine did not let go of the attack and won 15 to 13 to advance to the semi-finals.
This is the first time that Yuki Ota has advanced to the semi-finals since the 2008 Beijing tournament, when he won the silver medal.
In the third round, Kyosuke Matsuyama lost to Italy's Daniele Garozzo, who won the gold medal at the Rio de Janeiro Games last time, 14 to 15 after a competition.
Toshiya Saito lost to a French player in the third round.
Kyosuke Matsuyama "I will never forget the last one"
Matsuyama said, "I will never forget the last one. At the end, there was a moment when my feelings turned backwards, and I lost, so I regret it."
He scored points five times in a row from the inferiority of 9 to 14, and recalled that he had caught up with him, saying, "I thought I had no choice but to go ahead, and I felt like I was in front of me."
For the men's Fleure group on August 1, I strongly enthusiastically said, "It's difficult to change my mind now, but I can fight Italy, so I definitely want to repay my debt."
Toshiya Saito "I've prepared, but I couldn't help."
Nishito said, "I knew that my opponent had a strong attack, but I couldn't handle it well and I was plugged in. This is my ability, and I have prepared so much that I have no leftovers, but I can not reach it. I was talking with a regrettable expression.
For the team competition, "I didn't win today, but I have another mission left, so I want to switch. Both the team and I are only looking at the gold medal. I come to get the gold medal regardless of the individual result. I want to prepare for that, "he said.
Women's saber
As an individual women's saber, Misaki Emura lost to a French player in the third round.
Norika Tamura was eliminated in the second round and Chika Aoki was eliminated in the first round.
Misaki Emura "I'm sorry I did more"
Emura squeezed out the words with a stern expression, "I think I could have done more. I was really disappointed because I thought I could definitely win."
Regarding the cause of the defeat, "I wanted to go aggressive, but the opponent started quickly and I had to go to the defense. I was hit by the same pattern, I was late to notice it, I wanted to come up with a little more idea." I gave.
For the group, he changed his mind, saying, "If I lose to myself, it will end, so I realized that it is important to believe in myself. I want to bring back medals in team competitions."
Norika Tamura "I was so nervous that I couldn't play the match I expected"
Tamura said, "It's not a reason, but I'm so nervous on the stage of the Olympics that I can't play the match I expected. I want to go. "