Japan has finished the 7th day of the tournament and has won 15 gold medals, 4 silver medals and 6 bronze medals so far, and the number of gold medals is the highest by country / region along with China.

Breakthrough in new competitions and new events

The momentum is approaching the 1964 Tokyo Games and the 2004 Athens Games, which have already surpassed the 12 in the previous Rio de Janeiro Games and won the highest number of 16 in history.



One of the factors is the breakthrough of Japanese people in new competitions and new events that have been held since this tournament.

In the new competition skateboarding, Yuto Horigome on Men's Street and Kabuki Nishiya on Women's Street all won gold medals, giving momentum to the Japanese team.

In addition, in the new mixed doubles of table tennis, the pair of Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito overcame the high wall of China and won the gold medal for the first time in table tennis.



He also won a gold medal in softball, which has been revived since the Beijing tournament 13 years ago.



There is no doubt that Japan's breakthrough is supported by winning a total of four of the 15 gold medals in competitions and events that were not in the previous competition.

Judo's march

Beyond that is the Japanese specialty, judo.



At the Nippon Budokan, which was set at the 1964 Tokyo Games when judo was adopted for the Olympic Games, both men and women performed as well as their previous reputation, and the number of gold medals won so far is eight, which is more than half of the total.

We lined up in eight of the Athens Olympic Games, which was the largest number ever, leaving the third event.

On the other hand, looking at the players who have been said to be the protagonists of this tournament in other competitions, Yui Ohashi, a swimmer, is showing an activity that shines in the double crown of the individual medley, but he is defeated without being able to exert his strength. Players are one after another.



Daiya Seto, a swimmer, did not advance to the final in the men's 400-meter individual medley aiming for a gold medal, as well as "big names" such as gymnastics Kohei Uchimura, tennis player Naomi Osaka, and badminton player Kento Momota. We are losing one after another.

Being able to win the most gold medals among them means that new stars are being born throughout the tournament.



We can't take our eyes off the tournament to see how many more heroes and heroines will be born in the remaining 10 days.