$word}-
OLYMPICS/ Hayata wins bronze in table tennis プロ野球オープン戦 いつからdespite wrist injury
By KENSUKE SUZUKI/ Staff Writer
August 4, 2024 at 14:48 JST
- Share
- Tweet list
Hina Hayata battles it out in the bronze medal match against South Korea’s Shin Yu-bin at the South Paris Arena on Aug. 3. (Kazuhiro Nagashima)
PARIS--A tearful Hina Hayata overcame injury to her left wrist to secure the women’s singles table tennis bronze medal at the Paris Olympics.
It was only Japan’s second medal in the event after the one earned by one of her longtime rivals in Tokyo three years ago.
The left-hander crouched down to the court in tears after she defeated South Korea’s Shin Yu-bin 4-2 in the third-place match at the South Paris Arena on Aug. 3.
“The bronze medal is worth more to me than a gold,” said the 24-year-old.
Hayata could not take a bath on her own or even use a hair dryer due to the injury the previous night. She was hardly able to practice.
During the game, she focused on using her forehand instead of her backhand so as not to put an additional strain on her wrist.
“The gods spared forehand top-spins for me,” Hayata said.
Hayata has long been playing catchup with Mima Ito and Miu Hirano, who were also born in 2000.
“I could not have come this far without the two of them,” she said before the Paris Games, her first Olympics.
Ito and Hirano earned Olympic berths in 2021, while Hayata failed to make it to the Tokyo Games.
Ito went on to earn the singles bronze medal. Team Japan, comprising Ito, Hirano and Kasumi Ishikawa, took home the silver medal.
Ito and Hirano have been leading their generation of players since their preschool days.
Hayata, who had said they were “out of her league,” needed funds to take part in international competitions and follow in their footsteps.
“Other family members only need rice and pickles for meals,” Hayata’s father, Isao, reportedly told his daughter’s coaches in her junior high school years. “Use whatever else is available for Hina.”
Hayata sharpened her skills overseas and qualified for the Paris Olympics.
She fought the mixed doubles with Tomokazu Harimoto, but the pair was eliminated in the first round.
In the singles semifinals, Hayata lost to China’s Sun Yingsha, the world’s No. 1 player.
With the bronze medal, she has finally caught up with Ito and Hirano.
相关文章
【マイルCS】昨年のエリザベス女王杯覇者ブレイディヴェーグは1枠2番 宮田調教師「うまくリカバーして」
【マイルCS】昨年のエリザベス女王杯覇者ブレイディヴェーグは1枠2番宮田調教師「うまくリカバーして」2024年11月15日 11時28分スポーツ報知◆第41回マイルCS・G111月17日 、京都競馬場・2024-11-16「X JAPAN」のYOSHIKI、パリコレデビューのため 、首の手術を1か月延期へ
「XJAPAN」のYOSHIKI 、パリコレデビューのため、首の手術を1か月延期へ2024年9月17日 20時9分スポーツ報知「XJAPAN」のYOSHIKIが17日、自身のXを更新。自身が手がけるファ2024-11-16「敏いとうとハッピー&ブルー」のリーダー・敏いとうさん 、近親者のみで通夜 前立腺がんで10日死去
「敏いとうとハッピー&ブルー」のリーダー・敏いとうさん 、近親者のみで通夜前立腺がんで10日死去2024年9月18日 4時0分スポーツ報知歌謡グループ「敏いとうとハッピー&ブルー」のリーダーで 、前立腺が2024-11-16「快適な睡眠を取っていただくため」綾瀬はるか、ホテル支配人になったら提供したいサービス披露
「快適な睡眠を取っていただくため」綾瀬はるか、ホテル支配人になったら提供したいサービス披露2024年9月18日 4時0分スポーツ報知女優・綾瀬はるか39)が五つ星ホテルの支配人に“就任”した 。P&Gの2024-11-16「明日カノ」をのひなおの新作「パーフェクト グリッター」連載記念企画が明日から
をのひなお「パーフェクト グリッター」連載開始を記念したキャンペーンの告知画像 。大きなサイズで見る全3件)をのひなお「パーフェクト グリッター」ビジュアル[拡大]「パーフェクト グリッター」の主人公は2024-11-16平野美宇の母・真理子さん、娘との5歳の時の約束明かす「負けても取材拒否をしないって約束をして」
平野美宇の母・真理子さん 、娘との5歳の時の約束明かす「負けても取材拒否をしないって約束をして」2024年9月17日 21時21分スポーツ報知パリ五輪卓球代表の平野美宇の母・真理子さんが17日放送の日本2024-11-16
最新评论