Aki Yazawa finished 19th in the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics and Canoe Slalom Women's Kayak Single, and did not advance to the finals.

Yazawa, who participated in the Olympic Games for the second time in a row, faced the semi-finals of the Canoe Slalom Women's Kayak Single held at the "Canoe Slalom Center" in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo on the 27th.



In the semi-final where 24 players compete, the top 10 players will advance to the final in ascending order of points, which is the sum of time and penalty, going down the course once.



Yazawa, who came out on the third course, had no penalty, but there was a big time loss such as being washed away by the water at the end of the course, and he finished in 19th place with 124.73 points and did not advance to the final.

"Take advantage of the failure and win a medal at the Olympics three years later"

Aki Yazawa said, "I was surprised that I couldn't perform at all in the qualifying, but I was surprised that I was able to make a good start and speed up as planned in the semi-finals." "One mistake from the middle to the end led to a big time loss, which made the race very disappointing and memorable," he recalled.



Regarding the fact that he moved up one place from 20th place to 19th place in the Rio de Janeiro Games, he said, "I wasn't able to reach the final, so I'm still not convinced. Taking advantage of this failure, at the Olympic Games three years later. I want to acquire a stable performance that will allow me to win medals. "