🏓[Table Tennis]Miwa Harimoto “It’s not up to me to decide” to represent the Olympic team tournament “The bare minimum is to make a mark at All Japan” 🏓

To that end, it is essential for him to be active throughout Japan. “That’s the only thing I can do (get good results at All Japan). It’s not for me to decide. It’s almost impossible to be in the top two, so I’d be happy if you choose me, but it’s not something I can do anything about, so I have to be conscious of that.” “Zuni,” he said, emphasizing his natural demeanor. At the WTT finals in the middle of this month, she fought 2-3 against Sun Yingsha (China), the 21st Tokyo Olympics silver medalist and world No. 1 ranked player. There were scenes where she competed against the person she had set her sights on, and she became more confident, thinking, “I never thought I could do that much.” Her world ranking in women’s singles is 15th, the third highest among Japanese players. She feels that she has grown, saying, “I don’t lose easily anymore. Even though there were many situations where I couldn’t get a single point against strong opponents, by persevering, I was able to beat players I thought I couldn’t beat, and I really grew.” . On this day, she had her first talk with Mao Shimada (15), who also belongs to Kinoshita Academy and is the world junior champion of women’s figure skating. They talked about ways to overcome nervousness and weight management, and she said with a smile, “I had fun talking about it.” “I’ll do my best not to give up,” she said, pledging to do even better. Miwa Harimoto (15, Kinoshita Academy), who is fifth in the women’s table tennis race for the Paris Olympics selection race, has shown her determination to remain in the All-Japan Championship (Tokyo Gymnasium), which starts on January 22 next year.