Masahiko Harada, general manager of the Japanese team, who won the record 18 medals at the Beijing Olympics as a winter tournament, held a press conference and said, "Amid the influence of the new coronavirus, the efforts of the players who devised it have come to fruition." I highly appreciated it.
The Japanese team of the Beijing Olympics held a press conference at the main media center in Beijing on the 20th, the final day of the Games.
Among them, General Manager Harada said that the number of medals won was 18 including 3 gold medals, which was the highest ever. It was a fruitful result. "
In addition, Hidehito Ito said that although the figure skating group won the bronze medal, the medal award ceremony was not held. I want to create a place to skate. "
Regarding the issue of ROC = Russian Olympic Committee's Kamira Wariewa's doping violation, JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee Chairman Ito said, "There should be no drug violations, but JOC does not answer." I told you.
Regarding the invitation to the Sapporo Games in the winter of 2030, "The power of sports and the success of athletes will be a bright material in any era. If that feeling is conveyed to many Sapporo citizens and people in Hokkaido, the momentum will increase. I think it will come. "