The Japanese national team, who won a total of eight medals, including two gold medals, at the world gymnastics championships held in England, returned to Japan, and Daiki Hashimoto, who won the gold medal in the men's individual all-around, said, "My performance I want to find the perfect form of this," he said, looking ahead to the Paris Olympics the year after next.
The Japanese national team players who participated in the World Gymnastics Championships held in Liverpool, England until the 6th of this month returned to Japan on the 8th and held a press conference at Haneda Airport.
Among them, Hashimoto, who won a total of four medals, including the first gold medal in the men's individual all-around at the world championships, said, "I'm disappointed that I couldn't win the gold medal in the team, but I was able to do it in a tight schedule. Even in the individual all-around, it was a match where you couldn't tell if you made even one step in the final landing, so I felt the importance of landing again."
On top of that, for the Paris Olympics, he said, "I want to perform more emotionally moving performances. Based on this experience, I will do my best to find the perfect form of my performance by the Paris Olympics and win a gold medal in the team. I want to," he said.
Wataru Tanigawa, who won the bronze medal in the men's individual all-around event, said, "I'm glad I was able to come home with a medal. I felt that if I did well, the team would win gold, so I decided to try this time to win gold in Paris. I want to do my best again while feeling regret."
In addition, 18-year-old Hazuki Watanabe, who became the youngest Japanese woman to win a gold medal on the balance beam for each women's event in her first appearance at the tournament, said, "I couldn't believe the moment I won first place, but many people sent me a message. I want to become a player who can lead Japan for a long time and is respected by everyone."