The second cross-country skiing of the Tokyo Olympics and equestrian eventing was held, and Kazuma Tomoto of Japan moved up to 5th place with no mistakes.
Eventing, which is performed by both individuals and groups, competes for the total strength of the three types of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping, and the second type of cross-country was held on the 1st.
Cross-country skiing is a 4.5km course with obstacles such as logs and ponds, and points will be deducted if you cannot overcome the obstacles or exceed the specified time.
In Japan, Kazuma Tomoto, who participated in the Olympic Games for the first time, showed a stable ride without mistakes, and from the 31st of last month, he moved up two places to 5th place and was in a position to aim for a medal.
In addition, Yuki Tanaka, who participated for the second time, is in 35th place.
On the other hand, Yoshiaki Oiwa, who participated in four consecutive tournaments, was disqualified because he fell off the horse at the end of the game when he overcame an obstacle.
Japan is ranked 11th as a group that combines the results of the three people.
Eventing is the final event of show jumping on the 2nd.
Tomoto "I made a mistake, but the horse covers it with feelings"
Kazuma Tomoto said, "I made some mistakes, but the horse covered it with my feelings. It was neither smart nor smooth, but this time it is not the content but whether or not I scored, so I am satisfied." I looked back.
Regarding the powerful guts pose when he reached the goal, he said, "I was the best in the Japanese team, so I wanted to inspire the team," and entrusted my thoughts to the other two Japanese players.
Tanaka "Large deduction at the end, sorry at the end"
Yuki Tanaka recalled with regret, "I made a big mistake at the end. I was doing well in the first half, but I was disappointed at the last minute."
On top of that, for the "show jumping" to be held on the 2nd, I changed my mind to "I want to take care of the horses with the whole team after this."
Disqualified due to fall of horse Oiwa "There is a point of reflection on a horse that is timid in character"
Yoshiaki Oiwa finished the "cross-country" disqualification due to the fall of the horse, and said, "During the warm-up, the horse got caught in an obstacle and turned over with me. At that time, the horse had all the confidence. I lost it. After that, I had to start immediately, so I tried to build confidence in the production, but I could not regain confidence on the difficult course of the Olympics. Falling horse in the practice field "Is everything", revealing the difficulty of competing with horses.
On top of that, regarding the cause of the fall in the practice field, "I have made a short plan so as to shorten the warm-up time as much as possible and not to use too much energy in the heat. However, because it is a timid horse in character. There is a point of reflection that I should have done it well, "he said, and talked about the difficulty of adjusting the horse to the best condition in the heat.
Oiwa was prepared to win a medal for the first time in 89 years at the Olympic Games in Japan, but he said, "I don't think it's right now because I had so many people supporting me. You may have something to think about when you're alone. Right now, I'm worried about horses, so I can't think of anything. "