A debriefing session for the Japan National Table Tennis Team, which won four medals at the Tokyo Olympics, was held, and Mima Ito and Jun Mizutani, who won gold medals in mixed doubles, looked back on the tournament.
Six Japanese national team players attended the debriefing session for sponsor companies held by the Japan Table Tennis Association.
The Japanese representative of table tennis is the mixed doubles of the Tokyo Olympics, and the pair of Ito and Mizutani won the first gold medal of Japanese table tennis players, Ito won the bronze medal in the women's singles, and the women's team and the men's team each won the silver medal. And won the bronze medal.
At the debriefing session, Ito said, "I was able to win a gold medal in mixed doubles, so I was able to set one goal, but the reality is that I lost to Chinese players in singles and groups. The world in November. I want to prepare to beat the Chinese players in the championship and aim for the championship. "
Mizutani, who announced his retirement from active duty, said, "I have two big dreams since I first joined the national team in 2004. One is to win a gold medal at the Olympics, and the other is to make table tennis a major player. I think I was able to achieve both after 17 years, "he recalled.
The players were rewarded based on the rules of the association, of which Ito, who won gold, silver and bronze and three medals, received a list of 10 million yen.