On March 31, according to Japanese media reports, Tokyo Olympic badminton mixed doubles bronze medalist Watanabe Yudai held a press conference to announce a surprising news, Watanabe Yongda left the Japan Badminton Association and officially became a professional player, while Watanabe Said that his goal is to win the mixed doubles gold medal at the Paris Olympics.
At the Tokyo Olympics, the Japanese team originally won several events were the big hit, the result was that only Watanabe Anda and Higashino Yusa won a mixed doubles bronze medal, this result did not meet expectations for the Japanese team, and after the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Japanese team also made a series of adjustments, Momota Kendou's state declined seriously, the women's doubles men's doubles had a great change, and with the all-England Championship Watanabe Isamu / Higashino Ariaki won the championship, their combination became the new "façade responsibility" of the Japanese team. Watanabe also said that in the Paris Olympic cycle, his goal is no longer as simple as winning a medal, and his new goal is a mixed doubles gold medal.
After leaving the Japan Badminton Association, Watanabe will continue to work as an employee of the "BIPROGY" company (the original company Unisys is now renamed BIPROGY). Watanabe said: "I will do my best to make a pledge to BIPROGY. ”
Watanabe is not the first to become a professional player in the Japanese team, like the previous Okuhara Hope, Momota Kendou are playing as professional players, after becoming a professional player, there is greater freedom in business and events, you can choose the sponsor independently, according to your own state to choose whether to participate in a certain event.
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