Japanese media: Japan will send 122 athletes such as Yusei Yushin to participate in the Beijing Winter Olympics

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According to the Japanese NHK Television Station, the Japanese Olympic Committee announced on January 20 that it will send 122 Japanese athletes to Beijing to participate in the Winter Olympics in February. The Japanese delegation will be led by speed skater Miho Takagi, and the flag bearer will be speed skater Ariza Go and Nordic biathlon Akito Watanabe.

The Japanese Olympic Committee held a board of directors in Tokyo on the afternoon of the 20th, announcing that a total of 260 Japanese delegations to Beijing participated in the Winter Olympics, including 138 athletes and coaches.

Japanese team leader Miho Takagi is Japan's "queen of speed skating" and won three medals during the last Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. At the Beijing Winter Olympics, she will compete in 5 events and compete for gold medals. Knowing that she had been selected as the head of the Japanese delegation, she said that it was a great honor to take on this heavy responsibility, "I am very happy to stand on the stage of the [Beijing Winter Olympics], I will do my best to fight, even if I encounter difficulties, I will try to compete." ”

Xiang Yarisha also said: "I am very nervous now, but since I have been selected as the flag bearer, I will assume my responsibilities as a member of the Japanese delegation." To be able to stand on the stage of the Winter Olympics again, I am full of joy and gratitude, and I hope to continue to cheer. ”

According to CCTV News, the delegation formation ceremony will be held in Tokyo on January 29. According to reports, among the 122 participants is the men's figure skater Yu Yu, who will challenge for the triple crown.

Japanese media previously reported that Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee Chairman Seiko Hashimoto, Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita, and Japanese Paralympic Committee President Kazuyuki Mori will attend the Beijing Winter Olympics and Winter Paralympic Games. The Winter Olympics will be held from February 4 to February 20, with a total of 7 major events, 15 sub-events and 109 minor events.

Source: Overseas Network, CCTV News