Kitaguchi Haruka, to be honest, “I’m playing the game while wondering when it’s Peak.”

On the 21st, the Japan Olympic Committee (JOC) announced the 2025-28 “Symbol Athletes” that will become the face of its marketing business. Kitaguchi Haruka (27), JAL, who won the gold medal at the Paris Olympics last summer in her newly signed women’s track and field javelin throw, attended a certification ceremony held in Tokyo. When asked, “How to get the peak to a match,” Kitaguchi cried out, “I have never felt that it’s perfect so I can’t say anything. I’m playing the match while wondering when the peak is.’