Mima Ito, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics table tennis, will participate in the domestic league T-League from this season, "I want to do my best to win the Paris Olympics, aiming for first place both overseas and in Japan." I talked about enthusiasm.
Ito won the gold medal for the first time as a Japanese player in table tennis in the mixed doubles of the Tokyo Olympics, and also won the silver medal in the women's group and the bronze medal in the women's singles.
Until now, I have participated mainly in overseas tournaments, but since the Japanese national team for the Paris Olympic singles will be selected based on the total points given at the national team selection meetings and the T-League three times a year. This season, he signed a contract with Nissay Red Elf and will participate in the T-League.
Ito, who met online, revealed the reason for his decision, saying, "In the selection of the Paris tournament, it is difficult to participate in the T-League. I decided to participate in the T-League to win the gold medal."
For the Paris tournament, which has only two years left, he said, "I am in a very good condition and I am able to relax and play table tennis. I want to do my best to aim for the first place both overseas and in Japan."
Ito will participate in the T-League while participating in overseas tournaments, so the individual match to be held next month is scheduled to be the first match.