[Tournament Day 3] Japan Men's Team 17th World Kendo Championships

December 2024, 11

After three years of preparation, the Japanese team was crowned with glory. The sight of the players murmuring "That's great, that's great" immediately after the match was enough to show how much pressure they were under going into the tournament.

Although it was right after he won, we were able to hear him reflect on the tournament and his aspirations for the next one!

Victory commemorative interview

The end of this tournament is also the start of the next tournament. Now that the final has been completed, we would like to ask how you view the next tournament, and we received your comments.

*All players are speaking under the assumption that they will be selected for the next tournament.

Maeda

Takenouchi

Ando

Hayashida

Tsuchitani

Summary

Congratulations to everyone on the Japanese team. As Ando said, this was an away game, and you must have been very conscious of that when you went into the match. I was overwhelmed by your mental strength and technique, which allowed you to shake off the pressure and bring out the results of your training.

This time, the tournament was held in South Korea, but they managed it very smoothly. There was even a moment during the men's team final when they had to calm down the excited spectators, and I think they managed the tournament wonderfully. Thank you very much for your hard work.

The next tournament will be held in Paris, and BUSHIZO has renewed his determination to contribute even more to the spread of the sport overseas.

See you in three years!

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