Hina Hayata from Fukuoka Prefecture is competing as a representative of Japan at the World Table Tennis Championships being held in South Africa. There is a table tennis girl in Nakama City who is looking forward to the future, who is Hayata’s junior. Anyway, I love table tennis. ◆Is it better than Hayata? Ability to touch the ball Kibogaoka High School and the women’s table tennis club in Nakama City, Fukuoka Prefecture have been at the top of Kyushu Fukuoka for 12 years in a row. Kyushu’s strongest high school students highly appreciate the ability of a certain elementary school student who practices together. Ms. Narumi Shuto, the captain, said, “I think the course is as fast as high school students, and I think the course is good.” Kokomi started practicing together with high school students last year. She won first place in Japan when she was in her second year of elementary school. increase. Her mentor is Masayuki Ishida, Kokomi’s grandfather. Masayuki: “I’m really fired up, at this time.” Kokomi: “He’s kind and teaches in a very easy-to-understand manner.” He has nurtured Hina Hayata, who leads the world, and is currently the coach of Kibogaoka High School Women’s Table Tennis Club. Masayuki: “This kid has a great touch with the ball, too. I don’t know if his touch is better than Hayata’s. A child who runs around and doesn’t sleep, just a word from her mother-in-law… In between practices, she eats at home. rice field. Kokomi’s mother: “I used to have two rice balls in a bento box, and the amount of rice was about 80g, so I was very small, so when I was little, I was asked by the public health center if I was fed. Ms. Kokomi said, “I was told to grow up a little bit, and after I started eating little by little, I came to like rice.” Kokomi has a table tennis table at home. The Ishida family is a table tennis family, and Kokomi started playing table tennis seriously when she was four years old. Mother: “When I was little, I didn’t sleep. I started playing table tennis when I decided to go and try it out for a while.” Table tennis with overflowing energy “I will win a gold medal” Mr. Kokomi, who put a lot of energy into table tennis, has a love of table tennis overflowing in his daily life. It seems that there is She showed me the crafts she made in an elementary school class. She seems to make something about table tennis when she has a free assignment in arts and crafts or home economics. We asked Ms. Kokomi, who loves table tennis, who she admires. Ms. Kokomi “Hina Hayata. My dream is to be able to hit from behind without losing my core. I want to win a gold medal at the Olympics. I will!” Ms. Kokomi, who is aiming to become a table tennis player, may become a heroine in the near future in the world of table tennis, which has been remarkably active since her teens.
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