Gymnastics Wataru Tanigawa and Tadashi Sugino appeal to the world championship with high scores

In the All-Japan Gymnastics Championships, which also serves as the representative selection for the world championships, men's and women's qualifying rounds are held. did.

The selection of representatives for the World Championships will be based on the results of the All Japan Championships in April, the NHK Cup last month, and the All Japan Championships that started on the 18th at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.

There are five men's representative members, of which Daiki Hashimoto, who won two gold medals at the Tokyo Olympics and won the All Japan Championship and the NHK Cup in a row, Yuya Kamoto, who is second in the NHK Cup, and the NHK Cup. Three players, Ryosuke Doi, who are in 3rd place, have already been decided.

The remaining two will be decided based on the results of the three tournaments selected by the national team, and how much they can contribute to the score when the members are organized as a group.

The remaining two slots for the national team are contested by Tanigawa, who was first in the NHK Cup vault, and Sugino, who is good at pommel horses and horizontal bars.

In the qualifying on the 18th, Tanikawa faced the 6th event, and although he decided "Branik", which is difficult for vaulting, and moved a little at the final landing, the "E score" showing the performance of the technique was 9.433, which was a stable performance. So, I marked a high score of 15.033 in total and appealed to be a representative.

Sugino faced the 4th event, and among them, he decided 5 hand-off techniques such as "Coleman" with E difficulty on the horizontal bar, which he is good at.

The landing was almost perfect, marking 15.033.

In addition, Hashimoto, who has already been selected as the representative of the world championship, challenged the world's most difficult "Yonekura" by vaulting, but his foot moved greatly at the landing and it was 14.000.

On the other hand, the girls took the remaining two frames of the world championship representative, and Ayaka Sakaguchi showed her strong vaulting and stable performance, and was one step closer to her representative.

In addition, Aiko Sugihara, who will retire from the front line of the competition at this tournament, advanced to the final by taking first place in the qualifying due to her specialty.

The final will be held on the 19th, and the remaining two world championship representatives will be decided for each man and woman.

Tanikawa "I want to concentrate on what I should do"

Wataru Tanigawa said, "It wasn't the best result because I had to make a contribution to become a representative, but I think it wasn't bad. I think I'm in an advantageous position to become a representative, but I'm aware of it. I want to concentrate on what I should do so as not to overdo it, "he said with enthusiasm for the final.

Regarding his younger brother Sho, who is aiming to become a representative, he said, "I was worried about Sho's score even in today's qualifying. I want him to concentrate on his performance."

Hashimoto "I found a point of reflection by trying"

Daiki Hashimoto commented on his challenge to the world's most difficult "Yonekura" with a vault. I'm glad I found it. "

He said with enthusiasm for the final on the 19th, "I want to concentrate on just doing my acting."

Sugino "If you do it calmly, you can be a representative"

Tadashi Sugino recalled about the horizontal bar, which marked a high score, "I was happy that I was able to decide on the landing because it is an important event in terms of contribution, and I think it is the result of doing that kind of practice."

For the final, he said, "I haven't scored enough on the horizontal bar and pommel horse yet, so tomorrow wants to make a dynamic performance that makes the best use of his height.

Sakaguchi "I want to act dignifiedly and wait for the results."

Ayaka Sakaguchi said, "I'm relieved. I was able to finish it without making a big mistake, and although there was a lot of wobbling on the balance beam, I was able to endure it."

She said with a smile, "I don't feel any pressure and I'm going to do what I can do now. I want to act proudly and wait for the results" for the final on the 19th when she has the right to represent.

Sugihara "Let's end with a smile on our acting with gratitude"

Aiko Sugihara recalled, "The balance beam was tense and stiff, but Yuka was able to perform in her own way and was really happy to receive clapping from the audience."

She said she would retire from the front line of the competition in the final on the 19th. She said, "I want to turn what I've done and gratitude into acting without worrying about the result. "She was talking.