Momotaro Matsushita finished 16th in the men's kayak single 200 meters at the Tokyo Olympics and Canoe Sprint.
In the semi-final of the 200-meter canoe sprint men's kayak single held at the Sea Forest Waterway in Koto-ku, Tokyo, the top four will advance to the final.
Matsushita, who participated in the first semi-final group, had a difficult time leading from the beginning of the race and finished in 8th place out of 8 and went to the final race from 9th to 16th place.
After that, in the decisive battle where eight people fought, Matsushita was late from the start, and after that the difference did not close and finished in 8th place, resulting in 16th place.
Matsushita "I'm disappointed because it didn't work at all."
Matsushita said, "I wasn't able to practice much in this event, but I wanted to get good results as long as I got out. I'm disappointed because it didn't work at all."
Matsushita is scheduled to participate in the qualifying for the 4-seater kayak fore 500 meters on the 6th. I want to do it. I got a feel for it in the single race, so I would like to tell the other three members and go to the match. "