Kanoa Igarashi, 23, won the silver medal in the new surfing men’s competition at the Tokyo Olympics. Kanoa Igarashi was born and raised in California, USA, at the age of 23. The name “Kanoa” is a local Hawaiian word meaning “freedom.” Igarashi started surfing at the age of 3 and gained strength such as winning the American junior tournament, and from the age of 18, participated in the world’s highest peak tour tournament “Championship Tour” in which the world’s top players participate. doing. With his splendid surfing that combines speed and strength, he won his first victory as a Japanese player in the “Championship Tour” tournament held in Indonesia in May, and finished 6th in the annual ranking. .. By accumulating world-class ability and achievements, he attended the Tokyo Olympics as a representative of Japan. From the first round of the first round, Igarashi demonstrated his world-class ability, such as accurately catching even low-height waves and marking high scores, and won. In the semi-finals, he played against the Brazilian player who ranked first in the “Championship Tour”. He was a big lead until the middle stage, but when the remaining time was less than 10 minutes, he decided a big move and made a big turnaround, showing the strength of the game. The opponent in the final is also a Brazilian player, ranked second in the “Championship Tour”. In the same development as the semi-finals, it was the final stage with a big lead and I kept waiting for a good wave, but I could not decide a splendid technique and I could not reach the target gold medal one step further. “I’m glad I got the power from everyone’s support and won the silver medal.” Igarashi said, “I’m glad I got the power from everyone’s support and won the silver medal.” On the other hand, about losing in the final, “I wasn’t on the wave to decide the technique. Even if I was ready, I wouldn’t get any points unless I got on the wave. I regret not being given a chance to myself. I looked back. After that, he said, “The result is close to the goal, but it was not what I was aiming for. I wanted to win the gold medal because I came to the final.” Approximately two hours after the competition ended, Igarashi attended a press conference at the venue and said, “Surfing was the first historic three days of the Olympic Games. I will never forget winning the medal there. No, “he said. He said, “Baseball and soccer are popular sports in Japan, but one day I want to make surfing the most popular sport. I have taken steps to that end.” Grandmother “Today’s anniversary heavenly grandpa is also pleased” Igarashi’s grandmother Yukie Uchino (85) watched the final on the monitor at the hotel near the venue on the 27th. Mr. Uchino said, “I’m a grandson who always relied on my grandmother. I think my grandfather in heaven on the anniversary of his death is happy. Thank you, Kanoa-kun, for showing me the Olympics. I hope you will continue to do your best. I was talking with tears. Voices of joy to win medals from the venue, Ichinomiya-cho, Chiba From local surfers in Ichinomiya-cho, Chiba Prefecture, who have been working on town planning that makes the most of surfing by inviting competition venues, I am delighted to win medals for Igarashi and Tsuzuki. Was heard. Among them, Mr. Kiyonaga Uzawa, the head of the local surfing industry association who has an exchange with Kanoa Igarashi who won the silver medal, said, “It is nationwide that Japanese athletes played an active part in this Olympics where surfing was recognized as a sport for the first time. I think that it will have a big influence on the local Ichinomiya town. Kanoa is a player who can win if he can ride the waves, but the time of the final is high tide and there are many difficult waves to ride. I think I have some feelings, but thank you for your hard work and I want to say thank you. ” A 17-year-old woman who was watching the final live stream near the venue said, “I almost cried when I saw Igarashi riding the waves many times without giving up until the end. I think it’s amazing that I won the medal. I used to only see it, but I also wanted to start surfing, “he said with excitement. Quote: NHK NEWS WEB https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20210727/k10013163201000.html?utm_int=movie-new_contents_list-items_003&movie=true
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