Japan placed 5th at the women's saber fencing World Cup team held in Belgium.
As a result, in the points race for the right to participate in the Paris Olympics, Japan ranked fifth or lower and ranked highest in the Asia-Oceania region, and was confirmed to participate in the Paris Olympics.
The women's saber fencing World Cup held in Belgium was held on the 17th, and Japan, ranked 8th in the world, had Misaki Emura, Risa Takashima, and Yo Ozaki, who won the individual event at last year's world championship for the second time in a row. There were four of us, Nashi and Yuina Kaneko.
Japan defeated Azerbaijan, ranked 10th in the world, 45-26 in the second round, and lost to South Korea, ranked 2nd in the world, by one point, 44-45, in the quarterfinals, moving on to the deciding match.
Then, in the deciding match, they defeated Italy, ranked 5th in the world, 45-38, and in the deciding match for 5th and 6th place, they defeated the USA, ranked 6th in the world, 45-38, moving them into 5th place.
In women's saber, the point race for the right to participate in the Paris Olympics has concluded with this tournament, and Japan will be ranked highest in the Asia-Oceania region among those ranked 5th and below, with the right to participate being allocated to the top team in each region. It has been confirmed that I will be able to participate in the Paris Games.
The women's saber team participated in the last Tokyo Games as a host country, but this is the first time they have qualified for the Olympics on their own.
In addition, Emura took second place in the individual competition at this World Cup.
Emura, who ranks third in her individual world rankings, will be on the podium at an international competition for the first time since her gold medal-winning World Championships last July.