Ayako Kimura, who participated in the Olympics twice in the 100-meter hurdles for women on land, will retire next month.
Kimura has already announced that he will retire only this season, but on the 27th, he held a press conference in Hiroshima city and said, "I will retire in January 2022. I am not a player who can go out to the world. However, I was able to fight in the world with the support of the fans. "
Kimura is 33 years old from Hiroshima city.
In addition to winning the Japan Championship six times in the women's 100-meter hurdles, he also participated in the World Championship twice, and at the 2017 London Games, he was the first Japanese player to advance to the semi-finals in this event.
He has participated in the Olympic Games twice, the London 2012 Games and the Tokyo Games in 2021, and has been leading this event for a long time.
The personal best of 13 seconds 03 is the record of the 7th place in the history of Japan.
At the press conference, Kimura said, "I really want to participate in the London Olympics and fight in the world. I've been thinking about retirement for three years. I'm excited and enjoyed each race. I couldn't feel the feeling and freshness. I wanted to run with a goal until the Tokyo Olympics. "
Kimura said that he would like to convey the importance of exercising and taking on challenges by assuming the position of coach for his team.