On January 27, Beijing time, Japanese table tennis mixed doubles Olympic champion Ito Mishimasa said that because the main partner Mizutani Hayabusa retired, and another partner, Masataka Morien, also told him that he would not impact the Olympic mixed doubles competition, so he would also give up the mixed doubles, and stressed that in the future, he would strive to defeat the Chinese table tennis team in the women's singles and women's doubles matches.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese combination of Hayabusa Mizutani / Mishimachi Ito defeated Xu Xin / Liu Shiwen of national table tennis to win the mixed doubles gold medal and became Japan's first table tennis Olympic champion, and the fame of the two reached its peak in Japan. The 32-year-old Mizutani Hayabusa then chose to retreat from the rapids and bid farewell to table tennis. The 21-year-old Ito has one less partner.
In Japan, Ito Isomasa is more of a partner with Masataka Morien, but Masataka Morien is obviously not ready to storm the Olympic mixed doubles competition, so Ito Announced an important decision: "I have reached the highest goal of mixed doubles, and I hope to beat Chinese players in the Olympic Games to win the gold medal." However, I couldn't do it without Mizutani Hayabusa, Mizutani Hayabusa is now retired, and Masataka Morien told me that I wouldn't be in the mixed doubles competition at the Olympics, so although mixed doubles is the foundation, I won't participate in it in the future. ”
Ito also stressed that his future goal is to defeat the Chinese team in the women's singles and women's doubles arena! Obviously, Ito Mimachi is not giving the national table tennis a chance to get revenge! 2024 Paris Olympic Games, table tennis for the second time to usher in the mixed doubles competition, the national table tennis will strive for the Olympic mixed doubles first gold, but unfortunately once Mizutani Hayabusa retired, Ito Mishimasa also bid farewell to mixed doubles, we will really lack the object of revenge.
But it doesn't matter, even in the women's singles, women's doubles arena, the current national table tennis women are not afraid of Ito Mimakoto, since you want to fight, come on!