Daichi Hara, who is the first Japanese male athlete to win a medal in the ski freestyle moguls of the PyeongChang Olympics and is aiming to participate in the Beijing tournament next year, told NHK that he intends to retire from active duty only during the Olympic season. I made it clear.
Last time, Hara won the bronze medal, the first medal for a Japanese male player, at the 2018 Pyeongchang Ski Freestyle Moguls.
After that, he passed the "special selection test" for athletes who achieved excellent results in international competitions such as the Olympic Games and entered a bicycle race school. Is also attracting attention.
Hara responded to an independent interview with NHK on the 20th, aiming to win medals for the second consecutive tournament at the Beijing tournament in February next year.
In this, Hara said, "I will participate in the Beijing Olympics and win a medal and the dual wield will succeed. I want to do my best toward that. I myself have decided that the moguls are over. The Beijing Olympics are over. If so, I would like to focus on just one bicycle race, "he said, revealing his intention to retire from active duty only during the Olympic season.
On top of that, "I have a great feeling that both the bicycle race and the bicycle race are important. However, when I think that I am aiming for the top in the bicycle race, my body will be broken at the limit while skiing. Until the Beijing Olympics, my body and mind I think it's a period that I have. It's better for me to decide than to keep going. "
Hara is currently practicing skiing while participating in a bicycle race, and will aim for the Beijing competition while participating in a moguls competition in the future.