Yuki Hashioka won the 6th place in the Tokyo Olympics, the men's long jump on land.

Although the difference from the player who won the bronze medal was only 11 cm, the jump over 8 meters was only one, and it was the first Olympic Games that made me realize the difficulty of demonstrating my strength.

Record that did not grow in the final

Before this match began, Hashioka had high expectations for winning medals.


This season, I was able to make big jumps of 8 meters, 20 centimeters and 30 centimeters.



The record of the player who won the bronze medal in this tournament was 8 meters and 21 centimeters, which was enough for Hashioka who marked 8 meters and 17 centimeters, which was the third place overall in the qualifying held two days ago.



However, in the final on the 2nd, I couldn't make a bold take-off and couldn't improve the record.

Schedule unique to the Olympics

Why couldn't the original power be demonstrated?


After the match, Hashioka cites his unfamiliar Olympic schedule as a factor.



"I wasn't used to playing a match in the middle of the day. I fouled on the first run today and the flow got a little worse."

In domestic competitions, there are few athletes who participate in the long jump, so the competition ends in one day.

There is no match like the Olympics where qualifying is held and the finals are held in the open.



In the first qualifying session, he recorded 8 meters and 17 centimeters, which crossed the qualifying pass line, and the performance was outstanding, but it was a different matter whether he could face the competition in the same condition two days later.

It is thought that one of the reasons for the unpleasant result was that he was not accustomed to the schedule unique to the Olympic Games.

"I take the disappointing result firmly"

Even so, Hashioka had a good harvest.


That is the last leap.


At the very end, I made a big jump of 8 meters and 10 centimeters by matching the railroad crossings.

It was a leap called Hashioka, who put out the best of the day and raised the ranking by two with the last one under pressure.


Even though it was the first time for a Japanese player to win the Olympics in 37 years, it is clear that the result is not enough for Hashioka, who said that the minimum goal is a medal.



"It's a disappointing result, but I want to take it firmly and do my best so that I can compete for medals next time. I want to be tough enough to compete with overseas players even in games that are based overseas and have days open



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Hashioka is only 22 years old.


With the clarification of the challenges at the first Olympics as a plus, the line of sight is already heading for the next Paris Games.