Mima Ito, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics table tennis, said with enthusiasm for the world championship to be held in the United States, "I want to win each race in front of me in order to beat Chinese players." I did.
The World Table Tennis Championships alternate between individual and team competitions every other year, starting on the 23rd in Houston, USA.
At the tournament, men's and women's singles and doubles, as well as mixed doubles, will be held.
On the 16th, nine Japanese national teams, including Ito, who won the gold medal for the first time as a Japanese table tennis player in the mixed doubles of the Tokyo Olympics, and Tomokazu Harimoto, who won the bronze medal in the men's team, will move from Narita Airport to the United States. I left for.
Ito, who responded to the interview, said, "At the Olympics, I thought that I lost because I couldn't afford it at the end, and I strengthened my feelings by enjoying it from practice. I believe that I am stronger than the Olympics. I'm really looking forward to it. "
For the doubles who will be paired with Hina Hayata, she smiles, "I'm practicing every day and I'm really strong. I want to win each race in front of me in order to beat the Chinese players." I was talking at.
Harimoto said, "We have improved the receive that we felt was an issue at the Olympics. First, we aim to win the best 8 and finally, we want to win the first medal in the history of Japanese men in singles." I was talking about my aspirations.