In the semi-finals of the Tokyo Olympics, Canoe Slalom Men's Kayak Single, Kazuya Adachi finished in 16th place and could not advance to the final where the top 10 players competed.
The semi-final was held at the Canoe Slalom Center in Edogawa-ku, Tokyo, and 20 people who passed the qualifying passed the gate made of two poles while going down the course of about 250 meters in length and competed for time.
Adachi, who participated for the first time, lost a lot of time because he could not control the canoe well at the beginning of the course.
After that, I managed to finish without any mistakes, but due to the delay in the early stages, I was 16th with 101.60 points.
I couldn't advance to the final where the top 10 players competed.
"I'm really disappointed that I'm left alone."
After the semi-finals, Adachi burst into tears and said, "I'm really sorry to all the people who supported me, the families and coaches who supported me, the sponsors, and everyone. It was thanks to everyone that I turned to it, so I wanted to get results at the Tokyo Olympics. I was really disappointed, and only my family remained. "
Regarding the race, he recalled, "I couldn't make a good rhythm from the start because it didn't mesh well overall. I still have a feeling that it won't end as it is. A maker who makes canoes came out, so I want to keep going. "