On the 20th, the JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee approved 122 athletes to be dispatched to the Beijing Olympics, which will start next month.


The captain of the team will be Miho Takagi of speed skating, and the flag bearers will be Arisa Go of speed skating and Akito Watabe of the ski Nordic combined.

The JOC will hold a board meeting in Tokyo from the afternoon of the 20th, and will dispatch a total of 260 people, including 122 athletes and 138 coaches and coaches, for the Japanese athletes of the Beijing Olympics, which will start on the 4th of next month. Approved.



Takagi of speed skating will be appointed as the captain who will be the face of the team.



Takagi is 27 years old from Hokkaido.



The Olympic Games first appeared in the 2010 Vancouver Games at the age of 15.



At the last Pyeongchang tournament, we won three medals, including the gold medal of the women's group pursuit.



At the Beijing Games, which will be the third Olympic Games, he is scheduled to participate in the fifth event, and is expected to win a gold medal in the women's 1000 meters, women's 1500 meters, and the women's group pursuit aiming for consecutive championships.



This is the third female captain of the Winter Olympics, following Tomomi Okazaki of the Turin Games and Nao Kodaira of the Pyeongchang Games.



In addition, the flag bearers will be Speed ​​Skating Township, who will participate in the Olympic Games for the second consecutive tournament, and Watanabe, who has won the silver medal for the second consecutive tournament in the Ski Nordic Combined.



The union ceremony of the Japanese team will be held on the 29th of this month.

Captain Miho Takagi "I'm honored to have a big role"

Miho Takagi of speed skating, who is the captain of the Japanese team, made a comment through the Japan Skating Federation and said, "I am very honored to have the role of captain of TEAM JAPAN, and I am delighted to be on this stage again. I will focus on what I can do and work to be strong no matter what difficulties I encounter. "

Flagger Arisa Go "Thoughts to tighten"

Arisa Go, who is the flag bearer of the Japanese team, said through the Japan Skating Federation, "I'm going to tighten up to the big role of the flag bearer. I'm very nervous from now on, but since I was selected, I will take responsibility as a representative of TEAM JAPAN. I am grateful and happy to be on the stage of the Olympic Games again, and I will do my best to make the race that will impress the people. "