Eri Yonamine was 22nd in the women's individual road time trial of cycling at the Tokyo Olympics.
The women's individual road time trial of bicycles is held at Fuji Speedway in Shizuoka Prefecture, and athletes start every 90 seconds and run a course of more than 22 kilometers to compete for time.
Yonamine, who participated in the second consecutive Olympic Games, had an average speed of 38 km / h for the entire race, and was unable to keep up with the speed of the fourth from the bottom of the 25 athletes who participated. He was 22nd with 97 times.
The gold medal was Annemiek van Vleuten of the Netherlands, with a time of 30 minutes 13 seconds 49 seconds.
The silver medal was Marleen Loiser from Switzerland and the bronze medal was Anna van der Brechen from the Netherlands.
Eri Yonamine "I am happy to be able to run in difficult situations"
Eri Yonamine recalled, "It was a harsh condition due to the vascular disorder that has occurred since the beginning of this season, but I was able to set my best time, so I am satisfied or scored." I did.
Also, regarding the fact that the race was possible at a venue with a small number of spectators, "Some people have died from the new coronavirus, and I feel sorry for medical personnel, but as an athlete, it is still well known in Japan. I'm glad that many people could see the low cycling competition. I was happy to be able to run even in difficult situations, "he said with tears.