Tokyo Paralympic table tennis men's singles, intellectual disability class Takemori Akira played against France's Lucas Creange in the quarterfinals and lost with a game count of 0-3.
Shun Asano, who is in the same class with intellectual disabilities, also played against Hungary's Peter Pálos in the quarterfinals and lost the game with a game count of 2 to 3 and did not advance to the semifinals.
Takemori "I was desperately eating ..."
Takemori said, "The first game was the most important and I was able to gain momentum, but I couldn't get it, which made my play harder. I was a type, so I tried desperately to deal with it, but at the end I couldn't keep up with it. "
He added, "I'm glad I've achieved one goal since I lost the qualifying round in the last Rio de Janeiro tournament, but I had a strong feeling that a medal would be decided in the quarterfinals, so I'm full of regret that I couldn't get it. I knew that I couldn't go up without changing the medals, so I'd like to do my best for the next match, "he said with tears.
Asano "Aiming for a retraining Paris tournament"
Asano said, "I'm full of regrets for the people who supported me. I was thinking of going to a superior opponent, but I think that the opponent valued one point. To be honest, I can aim for a medal. I felt it, so I feel very frustrated. "
And for the Paris tournament three years later, he said, "I felt that I was weak proof that I couldn't get enough points at the last minute. I will retrain everything from my mentality and do my best to aim for the Paris tournament." rice field.