In the Tokyo Olympics sailing, Laser Radial-class Manami Doi finished in 15th place in qualifying, and Laser-class Kenji Nanri finished in 30th place in qualifying, and did not advance to the medal race in which the top 10 players competed.
Sailing is carried out off the coast of Enoshima Yacht Harbor in Fujisawa City, Kanagawa Prefecture.
Laser Radial-class Manami Doi was in 15th place and Laser-class Kenji Nanri was in 30th place, which was held until the 10th race, which is the final race of the qualifying.
In the 49er class, the pair of Ryo Takahashi and Ibuki Koizumi finished 4th in the 7th and 9th races, and moved up to 13th after finishing the 9th race.
In the men's 470 class, the pair of Keiju Okada and Jumpei Hokazono dropped to 7th place after finishing the 6th race.
The pair of women's 470 class Ai Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka finished second in both of the two races on the 30th, and moved up to 4th after finishing the 6th race.
In the 49er FX class, the pair of Anna Yamazaki and Sena Takano is in 18th place after the 9th race.
* Results are as of 6:00 pm on July 30th.
Doi "A fulfilling competitive life"
Doi positioned the Tokyo Olympics as the culmination of his competitive life.
Doi said with tears in his eyes, "I'm full of regret. I have a strong feeling that I wanted to give a medal to the coaches who worked with me. I'm sorry and thankful that I couldn't participate in the medal race. It was full. There were a lot of difficult things, but it was a very fulfilling competitive life. "
He said, "I think the people who have been able to race locally and have taken care of me have been paying attention to me. The support really helped me. I'm very disappointed that I couldn't live up to my expectations." ..
On top of that, he said, "I've been yachting for 20 years and it's been the axis of my life. I can't imagine what kind of life is waiting for it. I think what I've cultivated so far will continue to be my food. I want to live a different life than before. "
Takahashi / Koizumi "I got a good start"
In the 49er men's sailing class, the pair of Ryo Takahashi and Ibuki Koizumi finished 4th in the 7th and 9th races on the 30th.
Takahashi said, "We got off to a good start and were able to proceed with the race in the way we wanted to run without being influenced by other players. I want to do it. "
Koizumi said, "The start was not good for the first two days, but we were able to discuss the importance of the start well. It is forecast that the wind is not strong tomorrow, so we got out well from the start and ran ahead like today. I want to. "
Okada / Gaiso "A strong start to get ahead"
Keiju Okada, a 470-class sailing men, looked back on today's race, saying, "The start didn't go well and I was catching up. I have to start a little stronger and be able to move forward firmly."
Jumpei Hokazono said, "I couldn't get the rhythm of the start. I went in the direction of going against the change of the wind. I can't win the medal if I don't make a big difference from the top in 4 races after the qualifying." I was tightening.
Yoshida / Yoshioka "I was able to grasp the changes in the wind well."
The pair of sailing women's 470 class Ai Yoshida and Miho Yoshioka are both in 2nd place in the two races held on the 30th, and are in 4th place after finishing the 6th race.
Yoshida said, "Today I'm glad I changed the flow and tried to do my own race. I have 4 races left, so I'd like to take a good rest and reset tomorrow."
Yoshioka said, "It collapsed a lot yesterday, but today I was able to grasp the change in the wind well in Enoshima, which I was accustomed to. Since the start was good, I was able to take the initiative from the beginning." I did.