Chiaki Tomita and Ayami Oishi were in 10th place in the Women's Lightweight Double Sculls at the Tokyo Olympics.
In the 7th to 12th place decisive battle of the women's lightweight double scull, the pair of Tomita and Oishi finished 4th at 6: 54.94, which was the 10th place overall.
The gold medal was a pair of Italian Valentina Rodini and Federica Cesarini, the silver medal was a pair of French Laura Tarantola and Claire Bobe, and the bronze medal was a pair of Dutch Marike Caser and Ilse Paulis.
Ayami Oishi "I was able to race aggressively"
Oishi said, "I've been aiming for this stage since the Tokyo Olympics were decided, so I was happy to be able to participate. I was aiming for a higher ranking, but I was confident that I was able to fight at a high level. I was able to race today as well. "
Chiaki Tomita "A big step up two places from the last time"
Tomita said, "I fought with the thoughts of the players and various people who couldn't participate in this tournament. The process of working hard for five years has great significance, and I was able to move up two places from the previous tournament. I think it's a big step, "he said.
Men's Arakawa did not advance to the final
Ryuta Arakawa finished 6th in the two semi-finals of the men's single scull, and was unable to advance to the final, and was forced to go to the finals from 7th to 12th.
In the race to advance to the final if he finished in 3rd place, Arakawa was chasing after the start, and he was 8 seconds behind the top Greek player at half 1000 meters.
In the second half, he was further separated and finished 6th with a time of 6 minutes 59 seconds 26, which was 17 seconds behind the top.
For this reason, Arakawa did not advance to the final and decided to go to the final match from 7th to 12th on the 30th.