Paralympic Sitting Valley Men also start black star

The Tokyo Paralympic and Sitting Volleyball Men's qualifying league began on the 27th, and Japan, which ranked 12th in the world ranking, played against the Russian Paralympic Committee in the first match and lost a straight with a set count of 0-3.

Sitting volleyball is a competition played by a team of six players with disabilities such as legs, and is played while sitting on a court smaller than ordinary volleyball.

In the qualifying league that began on the 27th at Makuhari Messe A Hall in Chiba City, the eight participating teams will be divided into four teams to play in a round robin, and the top two teams will advance to the semi-finals.

Japan, which is ranked 12th in the world ranking for the first time in three tournaments since the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, played against the Russian Paralympic Committee in the first leg of the qualifying league on the 27th.

Japan, who played against an overseas team for the first time in about two years, could not respond as expected to the fast-developing attack of the opponent in the first set and dropped 6 to 25.

In the second set, 28-year-old Jun Tazawa caught up with a sharp spike that could not beat the opponent's block, but dropped 17 to 25, and Japan also dropped 15 to 25 in the third set and lost straight with a set count of 0 to 3. Did.

On the 29th, Japanese men will play against Egypt, which is ranked 3rd in the world.

Director Kubo "Next, it's important to take the plunge"

Regarding losing to the Russian Paralympic Committee in the first leg of the qualifying league, Director Yoshihiro Kubo said, "At first, there was tension among the players because it was the first international tournament in a long time, but it gradually came to an end and the second set. , I think that the play as usual came out in the 3rd set. I think it is important to take the plunge in the next match against Egypt. Today, there were many places where I was nervous and not attacked, so next time I will attack firmly and Japan I want to make a rhythm of the game and connect it to get points. "