At the Tokyo Olympics, the semi-final of the 100m hurdles for track and field women was held, and Asuka Terada, the Japanese record holder who participated in the first group, finished 6th with a time of 13 seconds 06 and did not advance to the final.

Challenge to the Tokyo Olympics with a 6-year-old daughter

Terada did not reach his goal of advancing to the final. Even so, the challenge to the Tokyo Olympics, which I have been walking with my 6-year-old daughter, was engraved in the hearts of many people, not just track and field fans.



Terada, who won the representative of the Tokyo Olympics while raising his 6-year-old daughter, Kao-chan, said before the tournament began, holding her daughter who was about to turn 7 years old.



"I'm old enough to understand the Olympics, so I hope you can remember how mom is running at the national stadium.



" I want you to see me doing it. " A child who could only recognize that his mom was running became able to understand the existence of rivals and the target time.



When he couldn't reach the target time, he sometimes said harsh words, "I'm short of time." Even so, in response to that expectation, I worked hard on rigorous training, saying, "I want to look cool."



The order Kao-chan made at the Olympics was "I want to see three running." In other words, I wanted to see three races: qualifying, semi-final, and final.



In order to respond to that desire, Terada marked 12 seconds 95 in the qualifying and decided to advance to the semi-finals for the first time in 21 years as a Japanese player.



A little more to reach the goal. But the walls of the world were not so sweet. The semi-final, which Japanese players have never broken through, was eliminated in 6th place at 13:06. The difference in power was clear, with the top players in the group running in 12 seconds and 6 cars.



After the race, Terada said with tears of gratitude. This is the end of one challenge I have taken with my daughter.



Although the goal was not reached at the Olympics, the achievements that have significantly raised the level of the Japanese women's hurdling world, such as breaking the Japanese record one after another in the last few years, will not disappear.



The days when I challenged the highest goal should remain in Kao-chan's heart as a "cool mom". The race of the day was also impressed by the many people who supported this parent and child.