On January 29, the Japanese sports delegation of the Beijing Winter Olympics held a ceremony in Tokyo, announcing the official establishment of the largest overseas Winter Olympic delegation in Japan's history.
Due to the epidemic, the scale of the ceremony on the day was not large, and the Japanese Olympic Committee officials and athlete representatives attended the ceremony, and the imperial heir Akishinomiya and his wife were also present.
"I hope that athletes participating in the Beijing Winter Olympics will be able to participate in the competition with the same strength as the athletes participating in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, and can pass on their courage, hope and inspiration to more people," said Yasuhiro Yamashita, president of the Japan Olympic Committee. ”
A total of 262 Japanese delegations participated in the Beijing Winter Olympics, including 124 athletes, which is the largest number of athletes sent overseas since Japan first participated in the Winter Olympics in 1928.
Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi said: "We believe in the power of sports, we will unite and do our best, and participating in the Winter Olympics will bring courage and encouragement to Japan and hope to our society." ”