She is from Japan, 14 years old to break the Guinness World Record, won 1 gold and 1 bronze in the Olympic Games to set a record of 3, singles results have surpassed Ai Fukuhara, but also predicted by netizens may be the biggest opponent of national table tennis in the next 10 years, the strength can not be underestimated, so how did she do it?
In this issue, the Ziya Children's Fun Sports Observer will take you to understand the post-00s Japanese table tennis talent player - Ito Mimachi, and listen to her table tennis life.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="2" > learn table tennis under the guidance of his mother from an early age</h1>
In October 2000, Ito Washo was born in Iwata City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, her parents are former table tennis players, under the influence of her parents, Ito Mimachi also inherited her parents' sports genes very well, when she first came into contact with table tennis, she could accurately catch the ball sent by her mother, which can also be described as talented, which also makes her parents feel very surprised.
However, when Ito was almost two years old, her parents decided to divorce, and finally Ito Mimachi followed her mother, and the mother and daughter were dependent on each other, and since then, her mother has placed high hopes on Ito Andemachi and began to train her to train table tennis.
Since kindergarten, Ito Has to practice ball before going to school every day, and when she comes home from school, she also has to practice until about eight or nine o'clock in the evening, counting about six to seven hours of training throughout the day, and every time she trains her mother will accompany her to encourage her, and she has been repeating in her ear that she is the best, in order to motivate her.
Later, even in order to train more conveniently, my mother also moved home, because the previous home was too small, in order to put down a professional table tennis machine at home, the family also owed a lot of debts, but in order for Ito To get better training, my mother did her best to create conditions for her.
It wasn't until Ito was five years old that her mother sent her to school for professional training. After receiving professional training, Ito's progress is also becoming more and more obvious day by day, although it is very hard but also a lot of gains.
In 2009, at the age of 9, Ito mimachi participated in the All Japan Table Tennis Tournament and won the championship, which was the first time she experienced the fruits of her efforts, and also made her more confident and more involved in training, and at that time, Ito Mimachi's winning rate against China's top players once reached 60%, which made many Chinese netizens feel extremely shocked.
At the age of 10, Ito competed in the All Japan Table Tennis Tournament and won the first round of the women's singles competition, this time breaking the record of the youngest woman's singles win held by Ai Fukuhara for 11 years, so that more people saw her little.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="36" > participated in professional competitions and won various championships</h1>
In the 2014 ITTF Pro Tour Women's Doubles Finals, Ito and her partner worked together perfectly to win the women's doubles title, and this combination also created the record of the youngest championship team in the history of the Tour, making everyone believe that this thin little girl has unlimited possibilities, and Ito Has gradually grown up in training again and again, and she knows that her goals are far more than that.
The following year, Ito won the ITTF German Open, and in the International Table Tennis Federation's annual commendation, she received the "Best Breakthrough Award", which affirmed her dedication. A year later, when preparing for the upcoming Rio Olympics, Ito beat Ding Ning 4-2 in the preliminary round to advance to the final four, which made the title of champion uncertain and broke out.
Two years later, in the mixed doubles final of the 23rd Asian Table Tennis Championships, Ito Mimachi reversed a strong reversal in the state of the headwind round, although he only won the runner-up, but the situation at that time has always been praised by netizens. 2018 was the highlight of Ito's Yoshimachi, who entered the women's singles final of the Japan Open Table Tennis Championships with absolute strength, and shocked the women's singles championship with a 4-2 victory over China's Wang Manyu in the final.
In the same year, ito Mimako represented the Japanese team in the Swedish World Table Tennis Championships, played a total of 8 times and won all of them, and in the next Three races of the Hong Kong Open, The China Open, and the Japan Open, Ito Mimako successfully reached the final four, she was also known as the Swedish princess, so that this little girl showed her strength in front of Chinese netizens, and also sounded the alarm for the Chinese team.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="38" > strength remains strong</h1>
Not long ago, the Tokyo Olympic Games just came to an end, and Ito's achievements are still attracting much attention. In the first table tennis mixed doubles match, Ito and his brother Mizutani Hayabusa met a very strong opponent, but still played a stable role, successfully defeated the opponent to enter the final, facing a brutal duel.
Finally ushered in the highly anticipated final arena, touching the hearts of every TV audience, the strength of both sides is not a word, but also played very fiercely, almost no difference, the first four games of the two sides draw, the last round of Ito Mimako took the initiative to attack, quickly won the advantage score, and finally the Japanese combination won this set with a score of 4-3, yes Ito Mimako won the gold medal at the Olympic Games.
Ito Mimachi reacted with excitement and tears, and could not say a word, but the game was not over, and then she immediately adjusted her state and devoted herself to the women's singles competition, but unfortunately lost to China's Sun Yingsha, and finally Ito Mimachi led Singapore's Yu Mengyu with a small advantage and won the bronze medal.
Japanese media excitedly posted congratulations to Ito Mimachi, she won the gold, silver and bronze medals at the same time in the single Olympic Games, is the only player in the Tokyo Olympic Games so far, she created history, achieved an indelible feat, at the same time she was also considered by Chinese netizens that she will be one of the biggest opponents of the national table tennis team in the future, although Chinese netizens hope that their country can win gold medals, but no one can deny Ito's strength and efforts, for herself she must be worth it.
Soon the World Table Tennis Championships in November will start, Ito said in an interview: "My goal is to compete for the women's singles and women's doubles championships", without any fear, I think it is another wonderful game, let us wait and see.
Training for so many years, Ito Mimachi has her own unique technical characteristics and a strong mentality, in the face of headwinds, she can objectively and rationally assess the situation on the field, not disturbed by the situation, and her ball quality is very high, there is a certain degree of fighting and aggression, often can play some good balls that make the other party unexpected, and she uses backhand glue, playing fiercely, after day after day after day of training, there is also obvious progress and improvement, which also allows her to maintain a high winning rate in international competitions.
Overall, it is precisely because of such a strong opponent as Ito That Chinese players can be honed stronger, and the Chinese table tennis team will have more passion and motivation, giving meaning to a sport like table tennis. Nationality aside, Ito is indeed a role model worth learning, and decades of high-intensity training are not something that ordinary people can stick to, but she did it at the age of twenty.
She knows very well what her goal is, and she is willing to work hard for it, even if she has suffered a lot of suffering and many injuries, but she still gritted her teeth and persevered, of course, she also used her diligence and talent to bring a strong challenge to the supremacy of the Chinese table tennis team, full of uncertainty.
There may be times in this process when you can't stick to it, and there are times when you want to give up, but looking back, have you insisted on it for so many years and failed again? Maybe no matter how persistent we can be like Ito Mimachi who will eventually prove themselves one day, and one day we will taste the sweetness of hard work and enjoy the rewards it brings you.
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