In an interview with Fuji TV, the star outdoors hitter defined how the frustration of Paris 2024 motivated him to proceed together with his nation’s nationwide group
After taking a couple of days to digest Japan’s irritating elimination in Paris, Ishikawa confirmed his need to proceed with the group
Japan’s traumatic elimination within the quarterfinals of the Paris 2024 Video games didn’t demote captain Yuki Ishikawa from his dream of taking his nation to the Olympic podium and he confirmed his need to provide it one other strive in 4 years, on the Los Angeles 2028 Video games.
In an interview with Fuji TV, the 28-year-old Ishikawa reacted to Japan’s unimaginable defeat to Italy within the quarterfinals in Paris, when the Asians misplaced the match after profitable the primary two units and holding a 24-21 lead within the third.
Ishikawa, who had led Japan to win silver on the Volleyball Nations League only a month earlier than the Olympics and helped the group transfer to second place within the FIVB World Rankings forward of the Video games, took a lot of the blame for the elimination on his shoulders regardless of having scored 32 factors. After some reflection, he felt the need to take Japan to the Olympic podium was very a lot alive inside him.
“I felt that the debt owed to the Olympics might solely be repaid on the Olympics,” he stated. “So, my stance is to proceed to intention for a medal and be one of the best on the earth in Los Angeles 2028.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-oE4uWC513/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet
Within the interview, the Japanese star additionally revealed how a considerably related scenario he watched through the Video games, however with a distinct consequence, helped him mirror on what went fallacious for Japan not with the ability to shut the match in opposition to the Italians.
“We misplaced as a result of we couldn’t rating one level and that jogged my memory how essential each single level is,” the captain defined. “I used to be annoyed after that, however I stored watching the Olympics and I used to be watching when the basketball match between america and Serbia within the semifinals was additionally determined by just some factors. I seen that Stephen Curry, who scored the ultimate factors for the Individuals, was smiling and having fun with that second. After I look again at our match in opposition to Italy, I understand that I wasn’t actually having fun with it. Maybe I ought to have additionally believed in myself extra.”
Ishikawa’s announcement of his permanence within the nationwide group is nice information to Japan, who noticed center blockers Kentaro Takahashi and Akihiro Yamauchi each affirm the top of their worldwide careers after Paris 2024. Star reverse Yuji Nishida determined to take a break from the nationwide group, however hasn’t dominated out a return in time to signify the nation in Los Angeles.
QUICK LINKS
AVC Web site: click on www.asianvolleyball.internet
AVC Fb: click on www.Fb.com/AsianVolleyballConfederation
AVC Twitter: click on: www.twitter.com/AsianVolleyball
AVC Instagram: click on: https://www.instagram.com/avcvolley/?hl=en
Mikasa Instagram: click on: https://www.instagram.com/mikasasports_official
AVC Youtube: click on: Asian Volleyball Confederation
AVC WeChat: Asian Volleyball Confederation
The publish JAPANESE CAPTAIN ISHIKAWA CONFIRMS PLANS TO PLAY IN LOS ANGELES 2028 appeared first on Asian Volleyball Confederation.
