Occupation
Athlete
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Sun Music [Japan]
Coach
Yuto Hayami [personal], JPN (nikkansports.com, 22 Aug 2017)
International senior debut
2015 for Japan (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016)
Injuries
In April 2019 she suffered an injury to her right ankle at the 2019 All Japan Individual All-Around Championships Qualifications. (asahi.com, 27 Apr 2019)
She missed the 2016 Toyota International Competition in Japan after fracturing her left ankle. (nikkansports.com, 23 Nov 2016)
National Team
2015 (daily.co.jp, 22 Jun 2015)
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age two in Tokyo, Japan. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016; jiji.com, 11 Jul 2015)
Reason for taking up the sport
She was very active, so her parents suggested the sport to her. She began doing gymnastics seriously in her third year of primary school after watching Kohei Uchimura's performance at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing on television. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016; jiji.com, 11 Jul 2015)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (news.yahoo.co.jp, 13 Aug 2020)
Hero / Idol
Japanese artistic gymnast Kohei Uchimura. (Athlete, 06 Aug 2016)
Additional information
General
ASPIRATIONS
She is aspiring to establish a gymnasium after her retirement from international competition. "It has been my second aspiration since I was in middle school after my aim for the Olympic Games. As the first step to realise it, I hope to win an Olympic medal that will help me to get financial support as well as human resources." (news.yahoo.co.jp, 13 Aug 2020)
Last update : 2020-12-22