They have been selected for the Japanese teams set to compete at Paris 2024.
Japanese table tennis siblings Miwa and Tomokazu Harimoto have been called up to Japan’s squad for the Paris Olympics.Still just 20, the young Japanese’s expectations have grown along with his list of accolades, which include a bronze in the team event at the Tokyo Olympics.
“Don’t think too much, just play. The Olympics come once every four years but it’s just a normal match, it won’t be different just because it’s the Olympics,” Tomokazu told Miwa while both were doing an interview during this week’s Singapore Smash. She also had some words of concern for Tomokazu, who is gunning for the singles title after a last-16 exit in Tokyo. Miwa said: “My brother is going to compete in three events. I hope he doesn’t get injured and takes care of his body.”
Yu moved to Japan in 1998 as a coach and settled in Sendai. In 2014, the family became Japanese citizens and changed their surnames to Harimoto. It did not take long before Miwa started making her own headlines as she rapidly ascended the world rankings from March to May 2022, shooting up 553 places from 624 to 71. She is now ranked 17th and while she has yet to win a senior ITTF title, she captured the women’s singles title at the WTT Regular Challenge Tunisia in 2023.
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