At the Japan Table Tennis National Championships that ended at the end of January, world champion Miyu Hirano was diagnosed positive for the new crown, and the athlete she came into contact with the most on the field was no one else, but her doubles partner and the main Player of Japanese Women's Table Tennis who was also the world champion, Ishikawa Yoshijun, which also worried many Ishikawa fans.
However, on the occasion of the arrival of the New Year, Ishikawa Yoshijun also reported peace to everyone, saying that "everything is good", and also used Chinese to give everyone a New Year's greeting: what a good news! I also look forward to a speedy recovery from Hirano!
Regarding the situation of the Japanese Table Tennis Championships, I think many fans have already understood it. Not only Miyu Hirano, but also two other athletes, Yuya Oshima and Miyu Kihara, the former also tested positive, the latter announced his withdrawal due to fever, and at least two of the three had close contact with Ishikawa Yoshijun:
Hirano Miyu was Yoshizumi Ishikawa's women's doubles partner, while Miyu Kihara partnered Miyu Nagasaki in the women's doubles quarterfinals and played a 5-game battle with Yoshinori Ishikawa/Miyu Hirano, which took a long time.
It is precisely because of the above situations that it is completely understandable that fans are worried about Ishikawa Yoshijun. But the good fortune in misfortune is that Ishikawa Yoshijun does not have any adverse reactions at present, which also makes many fans and friends who like her breathe a sigh of relief: it is not easy!
Prior to this, there have been many unfortunate "strokes" in the Japanese table tennis world, in addition to Hirano Miyu and Oshima Yuya, there are also Kenta Matsudaira and Makoto Yoshimura, but they have long been cured, and I hope that others can also survive the crisis.
According to the latest arrangements, Japan's table tennis T-League will continue in February, and Yoshinori Ishikawa's Kanagawa team will play as early as February 5, so we are very hopeful to see her return to the competitive arena. However, considering that in January, Ishikawa Yoshijun has always been "the dragon sees the beginning and does not see the end", so everything still depends on the latest arrangement.
As one of the ping-pong stars that fans like very much, Ishikawa Yoshijun's popularity in recent years has been on par with Ai Fukuhara of that year, and I look forward to her playing better and staging a wonderful showdown for us: Come on!