The Japanese players had a great day on the fourth day. Budapest 2024 Olympic Qualification Series On Sunday (June 23rd) we took home three championship trophies. Hayato Horimai In men's street skateboarding, Yoshizawa Coco In the city of women, and B-Girl Ami Being destroyed.
The entire Olympic Qualification Series also concluded on Sunday, with athletes earning 132 spots* based on their performance at the OQS (and in skateboarding's previous qualifying events) on the day.
Horimai's victory was perhaps more meaningful than most: The 2020 Tokyo Olympic champion was on the verge of missing out on a spot in Paris, but his key win helped him move up the rankings to become the third-placed Japanese skater and secure a spot.
“I still can't believe it. I had a nightmare last night. I couldn't sleep well because I needed to get first place to go to the Olympics,” he said.
Yoshizawa led the Japanese team in this event, placing first through fourth, and showed off some high-scoring moves in the final stages, keeping his hopes of competing in the Paris Games alive.
“I was a little worried about how today's final would go because I didn't get first place in the semi-finals. But I believed in myself and I knew if I did my best I could get first place in today's final,” she recalled.
Her results are her and Nakayama crucian carp and Liz Akamaand we have secured the quota.
“I was a little nervous thinking about Paris, but I won today and came in first in the qualifiers, so I'm looking forward to the Olympics,” Yoshizawa added.
Meanwhile, in the breakdancing competition, Ami and B-Girl Ayumi The top two places on the podium have changed since last month's Shanghai rankings.
As a result, both girls secured spots, but their teammate B-Girl Riko missed out despite finishing third in both events.
“Usually when you get to the final you just enjoy it, but today my motivation was to win,” Ami said. “I was like, 'OK, this is the last qualifying round so I just want to win.' That was the difference.”
Meanwhile, Dutch B-Boy Lee Following his victory in Shanghai, he also won the men's competition.
*Since National Olympic Committees have the exclusive right to represent their teams at the Olympic Games, athletes' participation at Paris 2024 will depend on their national NOCs selecting them to represent them. Click here You can view the qualifying system for each event.
