Kohei Uchimura, a gymnast, attended an event held in Tokyo and reiterated his intention to take the time to make a decision about his advancement and retreat, "I want to think, think, think and decide."
32-year-old Uchimura participated in the horizontal bar of each event at the Tokyo Olympics, which won the gold medal for the third consecutive tournament, but lost in the qualifying and was sixth in the world championship held until the 24th of this month.
Uchimura attended an event held in Tokyo by a company that signed a contract on the 27th, saying, "It was really like a moment from the Olympics representative selection held in the spring to today. It was early, but the contents are rich 1 It was a year. Although the Olympics were defeated in qualifying, I was able to see the growth of young people and I am glad that I was able to show various people the landing of my intentions at the final world championship, "he recalled this season. ..
At the event, a talk show was held with Mr. Tadahiro Nomura of Judo, who won the Olympics for the third time in a row. Is it aesthetics or which? "
In response, Mr. Nomura replied, "I want to see Uchimura who is struggling at the age of 40. Even if he can't perform difficult at the age of 40, it's cool if he decides on a beautiful landing." I was nodding with a smile.
Uchimura responded to the interview after the event, saying, "I talked to Mr. Nomura and I had more choices, and I learned a lot. I have no intention of quitting gymnastics, but I think about the future and think through it. "I want to decide," he reiterated his idea of taking the time to make decisions about his own advancement and retreat.