Hobbies
Photography. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 05 Sep 2019)
Occupation
Athlete
Education
Sports Science - Chukyo University, Nagoya, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Miki House [JPN] / Legyc Sports [JPN]
Coach
Hiroko Yamasaki [national], JPN
Injuries
In February 2020 she underwent surgery on her left foot after rupturing her Achilles tendon while training on the floor with the Japanese national team. In September 2020 she returned to competitive action at the All Japan Championships in Takasaki, Japan. (Instagram profile, 10 Feb 2020; nikkansports.com, 08 Feb 2020; tokyo-sports.co.jp, 21 Sep 2020)
She damaged a ligament in her right ankle at the 2019 World University Games in Naples, Italy. (excite.co.jp, 18 Jul 2019)
In March 2015 she tore ligaments in the little finger of her left hand. (edu.chunichi.co.jp, 16 May 2015)
She sustained injuries to her ankle before the 2014 World Championships in Nanning, People's Republic of China. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 07 Jul 2015)
In October 2012 she fractured her left hand during vault practice. (jpn-gym.or.jp, 13 Sep 2013)
Start sporting career
She took up gymnastics in grade one of primary school. (sps.chukyo-u.ac.jp, 01 Feb 2015; sponichi.co.jp, 05 May 2012 )
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother first took her to a rhythmic gymnastics club, but she quit after three days and moved to an artistic gymnastics club because she wanted to try the horizontal bar. (chunichi.co.jp, 06 Jun 2011)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (tokyo-sports.co.jp, 21 Sep 2020)
Hero / Idol
Japanese artistic gymnast Koko Tsurumi. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 05 Sep 2019)
Awards
In 2012 she received a Merit Award in Aichi, Japan. (pref.aichi.jp, 29 Oct 2012)
Additional information
General
INJURY COMEBACK
She considered retiring from the sport after suffering an Achilles tendon injury in February 2020, which she thought would rule her out of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. However, after the Games were postponed to 2021, she decided to continue and returned to competition in September 2020. "I thought that it would be impossible to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, so back in February [2020], I even sent a text message to my national teammate, Mai Murakami, saying, 'I'm sorry, my gymnastics career is over'. But she and the people around me supported me, and I am happy to be back. I realised how much I like the sport. In Tokyo I want to give the performance of my life on the floor." (daily.co.jp, 16 Jul 2020; tokyo-sports.co.jp, 21 Sep 2020; nikkansports.com, 27 Aug 2020)
Last update : 2020-10-02
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