15-year-old Rikuto Tamai, who won the 7th place in the men's high school jump at the Tokyo Olympics, attended the entrance ceremony of Suma Gakuen High School in Hyogo, and said, "I want to win the first Japanese athlete's medal at the Paris Olympics in the third year of high school. I talked about my enthusiasm for the future.
Originally from Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture, Tamai finished in 7th place in the men's high diving at the Tokyo Olympics last summer when he participated in the third year of junior high school, and won the prize for the first time in 21 years as a Japanese player.
Tamai entered Suma Gakuen High School in Kobe City from this month and attended the entrance ceremony on the 9th.
After the ceremony, the swimming club adviser handed me the team jersey and smiled.
Tamai said, "Uniforms are long, but they are comfortable to wear. I want to catch up with my weak studies and grow as a person through relationships with people."
Tamai has been appointed as the representative of the world championships scheduled to start in Hungary in June, and said that his goal is to reach the podium. I want to win the first medal for a Japanese player. "