Miho Nonaka, who won the silver medal in the new sport of the Tokyo Olympics, sports climbing, said in an interview with NHK, "I want the fun to spread through my climbing. I want you to know the fun you feel when you actually try it." , I have high hopes for the spread of the competition through success.
Nonaka participated in the women's complex of sports climbing, a new competition of the Tokyo Olympics, and although the pain in the ligament of his right knee, which was injured one month before the competition, remained, he showed a tenacious climb and won the silver medal. Did.
On the 13th, Nonaka visited the head office of the company he belongs to in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, reported on the Olympic Games, received a bouquet with an illustration depicting Nonaka climbing the wall from the president of the company, and smiled. I was showing.
After that, in an interview with NHK, he looked back on the Olympics he participated in while suffering an injury and said, "I think it was my energy to be able to do that. I believed in myself to the end. The support of many people really helped me." talked.
On top of that, "I hope my passion and fun spread through my climbing. Climbing is a sport that shows the characteristics of each athlete. I think you can see that kind of fun, and it's also a sport that you can easily start. So I want you to know the fun that you can actually try and feel. "
For the Paris Olympics three years later, he said, "I heard the expectation that I would like to aim for the third event again after the Tokyo Olympics. I have a desire to take on the challenge."
Sports climbing will be held in Moscow next month, but Nonaka will be absent due to a knee injury.