The All-Japan Gymnastics Championship, which is contested by individuals, started on the 21st, and in the women's qualifying round, 19-year-old Chiharu Yamada showed stable performance in the fourth event and took the lead in total.
The All Japan Championships, which are contested by individuals, opened at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, and on the 21st, a women's qualifying round was held that also served as a representative selection for the World Championships in October.
For girls, Mai Murakami, who won the championship in a row until the previous tournament, has retired, and attention has been focused on what kind of performance the athletes aiming for the Paris Olympics two years from now will perform.
Among them, 19-year-old Yamada, who belongs to Asahi Mutual Life's gymnastics club, who will withdraw from the gymnastics business only this year, took the lead in the qualifying.
Yamada, who showed a stable performance to decide the landing on the uneven bars in her first event, came in 3rd place at 13.766 in this event.
Then, she challenged Yuka, who is good at the third event, with a new song, and showed a dynamic performance that made the best use of her limbs, and was ranked third in this event at 13.133.
Yamada marked a total of 53.498 for the 4th event and she took the lead in qualifying.
In second place is Shoko Miyata with 53.432, and in third place is Yusai Kasahara with 53.431, 0.067 difference from the top to the third place.
The final will be held on the 23rd.
Yamada "I was able to perform as I practiced."
Chiharu Yamada, who took the lead in the women's qualifying, said, "I was able to pass the 1st place, but as usual, I was able to perform as I practiced. I think. I want to do what I should do without thinking too much in the final. "