Japan: The power of Tom Hovasse’s words: “AKATSUKI FIVE”
Basketball Women’s Final:
The basketball women’s final held on the final day of the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan lost to the United States, which ranked first in the world and has won the tournament for the sixth consecutive time.
Japan’s “AKATSUKI FIVE”:
The breakthrough of the women’s representative “AKATSUKI FIVE” silver medal has been praised by basketball fans not only in Japan but all over the world.
Command Tower, Rui Machida:
Among them, the command tower, Rui Machida, recorded double-digit assist in all games until the semi-finals.
In the semi-finals she marked a marvelous 18 assists that set a new Olympic record.
She was also selected as one of the top five tournaments.
American Head Coach (HC)
Tom Hovasse:
My personal dream is to play against the United States in the final in Tokyo and win a gold medal.
I realize that there are still some puzzle pieces that are missing as a representative of Japan.
It is not easy for Japan to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.
But we must always move forward.
(Nippon Broadcasting System) –Yahoo! News
https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b778b9516d0330bb05e991904f278468ea7a8ad3