On December 30, Beijing time, the Japanese media "real-sports" took stock of the performance of Japanese table tennis in 2021, and generally affirmed the achievements of the Japanese team. In addition, the Japanese media focused on thanking Ai Fukuhara, believing that the latter was the enlightener of Japanese table tennis and led a generation to play table tennis. Ai Fukuhara's status in Japanese table tennis is equivalent to Ding Junhui's status in China's snooker.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese team won four medals, including the heaviest mixed doubles gold medal. In the final, Mizutani Hayabusa / Ito Mishimasa defeated Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen 4-3, creating history. It was the first time there was a mixed doubles gold medal in table tennis at the Olympics, but it was won by the Japanese team. Moreover, this is the first gold medal in the history of Japanese table tennis, creating history.
Japanese media mentioned Ai Fukuhara, "At the London Olympics, Ai Fukuhara helped Japanese table tennis win the first medal in history, and under her influence, many Japanese children began to play table tennis, improving the overall level of Japanese table tennis!" ”
Of course, the success of Japanese table tennis mainly relies on the cultivation of elite talents, "The Japanese team cultivates potential elite talents and improves the training system, in this environment Mizutani Hayabusa and Ito Mishimasa can become stars and win gold medals at the Tokyo Olympic Games." ”
Now, the Japanese media believes, "We are also a table tennis power, and defeating the Chinese team is no longer a dream, it has become a reality!" ”
Objectively speaking, the advantage of national table tennis over the Japanese team is obvious, and now, there are 3 people in the Japanese team who are the threat of national table tennis, namely Ito Mimako, Hayata Hina and Zhang Benzhihe. Among them, Ito Mimachi is the biggest opponent, while the main force of national table tennis faces Hayata Hina and Zhang Benzhihe, and is not afraid at all. Moreover, Ito Mimachi is not a rival of Sun Yingsha and Wang Yidi. But on the other hand, young players in Japanese table tennis do continue to emerge, including Hiramoto Miwa, Matsushima Huikong, Yukiya Utada and so on.
National table tennis also hopes that the Japanese team is stronger, otherwise, table tennis is only played by the Chinese team itself, which is not fun. At the Tokyo Olympics and the World Table Tennis Championships, the Chinese team lost a championship each, which is completely acceptable!