The final day of the "one-shot" competition to select the Paris Olympics swimming competition was held on the 24th, and in the women's 200m individual medley, Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Yui Ohashi and 17-year-old Mio Narita competed. , and 21-year-old Nobuho Matsumoto, we can expect a fierce battle between the three of them.



NHK will broadcast the event on E-Tele starting at 6:30 p.m., and it will also be distributed on NHK Plus.

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The competition, which is held at the Tokyo Aquatics Center to select the representative swimmers for the Paris Olympics, is held in the finals by breaking the time set by the Japan Swimming Federation called the "Standard Record for Dispatch" and finishing in the top two. I have been selected to represent the individual category.



The final day of the tournament will be held on the 24th, with finals held in a total of five events.



[Women's 200m Individual Medley]


Yui Ohashi, the gold medalist in this event at the Tokyo Olympics, is aiming to participate in her second consecutive Olympics.


▽In addition to 17-year-old Narita Minoru, who has already qualified for the national team in the 400m individual medley,


▽21-year-old university student Nobuho Matsumoto is also gaining strength and is competing in ability, so it looks like it will be a three-way race. is.

[Semi-final results] Dispatch standard record 2:10.70

▽1. Yui Ohashi 2:12.30


▽2. Mana Ishikawa 2:13.61


▽3. Minoru Narita 2:13.75 ▽


4. Misuzu Nagaoka 2:13.93


▽5. Nobuho Matsumoto 2:14.55


▽6. Yuka Kaise 2: 14.99


▽7. Rio Sato 2:15.42


▽8. Junan Sasaki 2:15.61

[Women's 50m freestyle]


Rikako Ikee, who has been selected to represent the national team in the 100m butterfly, is aiming to be selected for the second event.



[Men's 100m Butterfly]


Participants include Naoki Mizunuma, silver medalist at last year's world championships, and Katsuhiro Matsumoto, who is aiming to qualify for the second event.

[Reporter's attention] Who will have a fierce battle with all three?

On the final day of the tournament, reporters will be focusing on the three-way competition in the women's 200m individual medley.



[Yui Ohashi]


For Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Yui Ohashi, this is her favorite event. Although she finished 4th in the 400m individual medley, she has been focusing on the 200m since the beginning, and is now aiming to change her mind and qualify for her second consecutive Olympics.


After the final of the 400m individual medley, Ohashi said, ``I switched to the 200m format and entered the national team with the intention of dying.The swimming itself is not bad.If I don't make the team for the Paris Olympics, I think my swimming career will be over. I want to do my best to earn a spot on the national team no matter what," he said of his determination.



[Nobuho Matsumoto]


Ohashi and Nobuho Matsumoto, a 21-year-old university student, won the domestic tournament in February in a tie.


Although she has not been named to the national team so far

, she is showing good form,


finishing 3rd in the 100m butterfly, just 0.01 seconds behind second-place Rikako Ikee, and 4th in the 100m freestyle.

Matsumoto said, ``Although I didn't qualify for the Olympic team in the butterfly, I achieved my personal best and am ready for the main event, the 200m individual medley.I am creating a good flow.'' Masu.

[Narita Seo]

The most energetic player is 17-year-old Narita Seo. She won the 400m individual medley with her signature final stretch, clinching her first Olympic ticket.

She also beat Ohashi and Matsumoto in the 200m individual medley at last year's Japan Championships, and said, ``My goal is to win in both events with my personal best time and firmly represent the Olympic team.I will represent the two events with a big smile.'' I want to make a job offer,'' he said, showing his enthusiasm.

A maximum of two people can win a ticket in this three-way competition between high school students, college students, and working adults. We will face the final day's battle with each of our thoughts in mind.









NHK will broadcast the race on the eighth and final day of the tournament on E-Tele from 6:30 p.m., and will also stream it on NHK Plus.