Mima Ito, who won three medals such as the gold medal of mixed doubles at the meeting of the Japanese national table tennis players at the Tokyo Olympics, said, "I was disappointed because my goal was three gold medals, but I am glad that I enjoyed fighting until the end. I looked back on the tournament.
On the 6th, all the events of the Tokyo Olympics table tennis were over, and the pair of Ito and Jun Mizutani won the first gold medal in the Japanese table tennis world in the mixed doubles, and Ito was the first Japanese player in this event in the women's singles. We won a total of four medals: the bronze medal, which is the medal of the Olympic Games, the silver medal in the women's group, and the bronze medal in the men's group.
All six Japanese national teams became medals, and six held a press conference in Tokyo on the 7th.
Ito, who won three medals with gold, silver and bronze, said, "I am very happy to be able to win medals in all three of the events I participated in. I was disappointed because my goal was three gold medals, but I am glad that I enjoyed fighting until the end. I looked back on the tournament.
On top of that, he said that he defeated the Chinese pair in the mixed doubles final and won the first gold medal in the Japanese table tennis world. But I want to move forward with confidence. "
In addition, Mizutani, who paired with Ito, said, "The final was in an extreme situation where I was caught up from the lead and it might not be possible anymore. It was extremely difficult to beat the Chinese player. I realized again that it was a big wall. However, since it is a fact that I won the final of the Olympic Games, I have hopes that I will be able to beat China in the future. " I was hoping that overthrowing China would spread to other events.