At the Tokyo Olympics, Karate Women's Kumite 61kg class, Mayumi Someya was in 4th place with 1 win and 3 losses in the qualifying group and was not in the top two, so she did not advance to the semi-finals.
Someya “I was able to exhaust all of myself now”
Mayumi Someya responded to the interview immediately after the final round of the qualifying league, saying, "Since the match was the last, I remembered what I had done so far and decided to hit everything."
On top of that, "I felt that I was able to do karate in a happy environment because there were many people who supported me even though it was a difficult road. I was talking while wiping my tears.