Although the goal was to win medals that surpassed the previous tournament at the Tokyo Olympics, coach Park of Japan National Badminton Team, who was only one bronze medal in mixed doubles, held a press conference and said, There was not enough mental training. "
The Japanese national team of badminton entered the Tokyo tournament with the goal of surpassing one gold medal and one bronze medal at the previous Rio de Janeiro tournament, with players and pairs in the top five in the world ranking in all five events, but won the championship. Candidates lost one after another, resulting in only one mixed doubles bronze medal.
On the 3rd, one night after the badminton competition, coach Park, who led the Japanese national team, held a press conference in Tokyo and said, "While aiming to achieve better results than the tournament five years ago, no results have been achieved so far. I'm disappointed, "he said.
On that basis, he analyzed the reason why the Japanese team did not perform well, saying, "Athletes were under a lot of pressure in their own country and in unattended games. There was not enough mental training such as pressure countermeasures."
Specifically, he mentioned the scene where ace Kento Momota was eliminated in the qualifying, and said, "I was not the usual Momota player, such as losing 10 consecutive goals in the early stages," and the amount of pressure that the players felt. Represented.
After that, Park said, "I will reflect on the results and performance, and I will change my mind and challenge again to the Paris tournament three years later," and vowed to make a comeback.