The members of the Japanese women's basketball team who will compete in the final world qualifying round to compete for the Paris Olympics have been announced, and 12 members have been selected, including captain Saki Hayashi and Maki Takada.
Japan's first match will be against Spain on the 9th at 12:30 a.m. Japan time, and NHK will broadcast it live on BS.
Japan, ranked 9th in the world, will face
Spain (4th in the world)
, Hungary (19th in the world)
, and Canada (5th in the world) in a round-robin match at the women's basketball Olympic World Final Qualifier to be held in Hungary, to advance to the top three. If you make it within the team, you can earn a spot at the Paris Olympics.
Captain Saki Hayashi (right)
The 12 members of the Japanese national team who will participate in the final qualifying round were announced on the 7th, and of these, Saki Hayashi was chosen as captain.
In addition, many members who won silver medals at the Tokyo Games were selected, such as Ako Himawari, Maki Takada, Evelyn Magua, Saori Miyazaki,
and Nako Motohashi, as well as 36-year-old Asami Yoshida, who served as captain at the Rio de Janeiro Games. Players were also selected.
In addition, ▽Mai Kawai, ▽Aika Hirashita, and ▽Mai Yamamoto were selected for the guard positions.
At power forward, Stefanie Maguchi and Sakura Noguchi, who will be selected for the first time on the national team, are included.
《Japan representative members (12 people)》
▽Saki Hayashi (captain)
▽Ako Himawari (Tokyo Olympics silver medal)
▽Takada Maki ( Tokyo Olympics silver medal)
▽Maku Evelyn (Tokyo Olympics silver medal)
▽Miyazaki Saori (Tokyo Olympics silver medal)
▽Motohashi Nako (Tokyo Olympic silver medal)
▽Asami Yoshida (Captain of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics)
▽Mai Kawai
▽Aika Hirashita
▽Mai Yamamoto
▽Stephanie Magui
▽Sakura Noguchi (first time selected for the national team)
Japan's first match will be against Spain on the 9th at 12:30 a.m. Japan time, and NHK will broadcast it live on BS.