Maki Takada, who was the captain of the Japanese national team at the Tokyo Olympics, said at a press conference in Tokyo before the W League for women's basketball started on the 16th. I'm looking forward to raising the level of Japan as a whole by doing this. "
The Basketball Women's W League will start on the 16th.
A press conference was held in Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo on the 14th, and the Japanese national team players who won the silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics attended.
Denso's Takada, who was the captain of the Japanese national team at the Olympics, said, "By playing against friends who fought together in the Olympics on the W League stage and working hard with each other, the level of Japan as a whole will rise. I'm looking forward to it. "
Also a member of the Olympics.
Toyota's Evelyn Mawuli, who won the championship for the first time last season, said, "I want everyone to know again that the W League is so interesting because it is a situation where various people are paying attention to the silver medal." He showed his willingness to raise awareness.
In the W League, new teams will participate in this season for the first time in 17 years, and 13 teams will brute force in the regular season.