At the Tokyo Olympics, four members of Japan's first gold medal in fencing held a press conference at dawn, and captain Kazuyasu Minobe said, "I still can't believe it, but I can feel it when I see my friends. I've been awake, "he said.
In the fencing men's epe group on the 30th, Japan defeated France, which is ranked first in the world, and won, and in the final, won the Russian Olympic Committee and won Japan's first gold medal in fencing.
At dawn, Captain Minobe, Yu Yamada, Koki Kano, and Satoru Uyama had a press conference in Tokyo.
Minobe said, "I still can't believe it, but when I was looking at my friends, I gradually realized it." I'm satisfied, "he recalled.
When asked about what was said to be disadvantageous to Japanese players who are inferior in physique because Epe is a point in the fencing event wherever they go, Minobe said, "Until a few years ago, Japan was I was told that I couldn't win the most, but that wasn't the case, and I always thought there was a breakthrough. Looking at the battles of my seniors, I felt that it was footwork and strengthened it. It's a gold medal that I got with the guidance of the coach who came, "he said.
In addition, Kano, who is 1 meter and 73 centimeters tall, said, "I took the advantage of being short and thought about competing as short as possible."