Miu Hirano “I want to be stronger and win” I am motivated to learn more than table tennis for the next four years…Paris Olympics | Table tennis |.

◆ Paris Olympic Day 16 ▽ Table Tennis (10th, Paris South Arena)

In the women’s team final on the 10th, Japan won its second consecutive silver medal. They lost 3-0 against China, who had won their fifth consecutive tournament, and failed to achieve their long-awaited goal.

Miu Hirano (24) looked relieved after winning her second silver medal. “I’m disappointed that I didn’t get the gold medal, but I was also nervous because it was the oldest one, I was relieved that I was able to build on my result before (second place),” he said about his feelings. He will be appointed as the ace in the second game of the final against China. He was appointed after discussions with director Watanabe, Hayata, and Harimoto Miyoshi. She was beaten 7-1 in the first group by world No. 1 Sun Yingsha, who had won once last July, and lost 0-3. “We are getting closer to China, but we will not be able to win easily. I want to be stronger and try to win,” he said.

Reserve for the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. Team silver at the Tokyo 2021 Games. She also competed in singles in Paris this summer, making it to the top eight. Looking ahead to the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, he said, “I want to continue playing table tennis and get stronger, but right now I don’t know how I feel about four years from now.”

There is also the idea of ​​expanding beyond competition. “It’s important to pass it on to the younger generations. I want to not only (play) table tennis, but also increase my knowledge of all kinds of things and be a major presence in the world of table tennis,” he vowed. He has told the people around him that he wants to study management and planning.The knowledge that can only be found at Yumebutai becomes food for Hirano’s life.