Kohei Uchimura, a gymnast, responded to NHK's interview one night after finishing his performance at the world championships, and said that he would like to "think carefully and make a decision" as to whether or not to continue his competitive life. rice field.
After losing in the qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics, 32-year-old Uchimura participated in the world championship held in Kitakyushu as the first international competition.
Then, on the horizontal bar on the final day of the tournament on the 24th, he decided to let go of the horizontal bar one after another, and finished 6th in the performance to stop the landing.
Uchimura responded to NHK's interview at a hotel in Kitakyushu City on the 25th, one night after the performance.
In this, he said about his performance, "I was worried that I might fail in the qualifying, but I acted only on my own initiative. I wonder if I could decide the landing and show myself firmly." I looked back.
After finishing the Tokyo Olympics and the World Championships, he asked whether he would continue his competitive life in the future. "Honestly, I have no desire to stop doing gymnastics. When I calmly think about it, I think it's already tough. Now I feel half and half. "
Furthermore, "The ability of the younger generation is improving considerably. I think that I will not lose, but the stage of accumulating will become physically difficult. I want to make a decision by firmly considering whether I can face it." He showed his intention to make a decision in the future.
On the other hand, at the world championships, Japanese men such as Daiki Hashimoto won the silver medal, but they did not reach the gold. There is a part. I think that Hashimoto also felt. I can make the best use of what I experienced in the game rather than telling it in words. What I was able to do was not a good tournament for the next time. "Is it?", He expressed his expectations for his future success.