Kazuma Kaya won the bronze medal in the pommel horse of each event after the silver medal of the gymnastics men's group at the Tokyo Olympics.

It was a medal that Kazuma, who is called "a man who does not fail" because of his performance without mistakes, showed his strength and grabbed it.

"I will definitely stand on this stage"

Rio de Janeiro Olympics five years ago.

Kazuma accompanied him as a substitute and stared at the brilliance of Kohei Uchimura and Kenzo Shirai of the same generation in the audience seats.



"I will definitely stand on this stage for the next Tokyo Olympics."



For the past five years, Kazuma has pursued "acting that never makes mistakes."

Then, acting that does not make that mistake became a characteristic of Kazuma, and he became known as a "man who does not fail" and played a central role in Japan.



Among the 6 events that raised the overall skill level, the most calculable event was the pommel horse, which had a track record of winning the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships.

In the qualifying round of this tournament, Kaya advanced to the final in 7th place with pommel horses by event.

The top players performed more difficult than Kazuma, and it seemed that it was not easy to win medals.


Still, Kaya says he believed in what he had practiced and faced with confidence.



"Honestly, I couldn't predict what would happen in the final with all the great players. Still, I've been saved many times in the pommel horse event and practiced more than any other event, so what happens if I don't give up? I thought I didn't understand. "

While many influential players couldn't show their strength and made mistakes, Kay performed without mistakes as a "man who never fails".

At the end of the performance, he responded with a big guts pose.

Although it was not a high score that exceeded 15 points, he showed his ability without mistakes even on the big stage and won a bronze medal.



萱 talked about the joy of the bronze medal of the day and the response of the silver medal won by the group, and with a slightly regrettable expression about the medal of another color.



"I really wanted a gold medal. I was confident that I could do my best on such a big stage. The Tokyo Olympics were really the best place. But I want to go out again. I want to go to the Paris Olympics and win the gold medal."



Kaya, who acted at the Olympics with the regret of five years ago, was already looking ahead to the next Olympics.