At the Paris Olympics, Daiki Hashimoto's true level was demonstrated. During the competition, he surprisingly made a serious mistake of falling straight down in an event he is good at. Honestly, for an Olympic champion level competitor, this kind of mistake should not have happened. This competition was in Paris, not Tokyo, so relying on the referee to take care of him to get through was not an option.
On the first day of the tournament, Japan also had an unexpected cold streak. The Japanese mixed doubles team of Tomokazu Zhang and Hina Hayata surprisingly lost to the North Korean players 4:1 in the first round. At this time, China's mixed doubles pair Sun Yingsha and Wang Chuqin happened to be watching the match from the sidelines. In addition to table tennis and gymnastics, the Japanese team also suffered back-to-back defeats in men's basketball, men's volleyball and judo on the first day. The judo competition in particular was a particular disappointment to Japanese netizens, as Ryuki Nagayama, who usually performs well, unexpectedly lost a key match. After the match, Ryuki Nagayama was reluctant to leave the court and refused to shake hands with his opponent.
