
アジア大会の卓球男子団体で日本が中国を破り、60年ぶりの金メダルを獲得。張本智がエースとして活躍し、世界ランキング1位の王楚欽にもストレート勝ち。決勝では松島が温瑞博とのフルセット戦を制し、中国の8連覇を阻んだ。女子は銀メダルにとどまった。
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中国はアジア大会の卓球男子団体で8連覇中であり、事実上の世界一を争う大会だった。日本はこれまで中国に何度も敗れていたが、今回初めて金メダルを獲得した。
中国の牙城をついに崩した。卓球男子団体の日本が60年ぶりの金メダル。張本智は「僕たちの流れで試合が進んだ。うれしいが、内容を見れば不思議な結果ではない」。決して「金星」ではないことを強調した。
女子は続けず銀 アジア大会・卓球
張本智がエースの役目を果たした。第2試合を制すると、圧巻だったのは世界ランキング1位の王楚欽との第4試合。「小細工で勝ったところで次につながらない」。相手の得意な形をつくらせず、真っ向勝負で圧倒。ストレート勝ちした。
最後の大一番を託されたのは松島。第1試合で敗れたものの、温瑞博との19歳同士の一戦は「自信を持って臨んだ」。左のフォアハンドを軸に1―1から2ゲームを連取。3時間を超える熱戦の末に歓喜が訪れた。
団体戦で何度も中国に涙をのまされた張本智は「この瞬間まで長かった。松島君の台頭が底上げになった」と振り返る。世界ランク3位に成長した若い力とともに、王国を撃破した。
中国が8連覇中だったアジア大会は、実質的に世界一を争う場と言える。中国が参加して以降、日本が頂点に立つのは初めて。「乗り越えられたことは自信になる」と松島。2年後にはロサンゼルス五輪が控える。五輪初の金に向けても、期待が大きく膨らんだ。
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日本はロサンゼルス五輪の卓球男子団体で金メダルを獲得する可能性が高まる
Likely · Within years

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