On the 20th local time, Japan’s representative for women’s table tennis at the Paris Olympics, Miwa Harimoto (15 years old, Kinoshita), updated Instagram to report the news of her graduation from middle school.
Zhang Benmeihe posted a photo of wearing a uniform and receiving a diploma. "I have graduated from middle school! These three years have been three years for me to grow up, and also three years for me to start taking steps towards my dreams. I have been a high school student since the spring. I am grateful to everyone who supports me every day. From now on, I will I will work hard to play table tennis more responsibly. Move forward step by step."
fans sent out "Congratulations~!!", "I wish you a lot of activity!!", "I wish you an active life in Paris (Olympic Games)" Have a wonderful high school life!!", "I support you!" and other blessings and encouragements.
The Japan Table Tennis Association announced the candidates for Japan’s male and female representatives at the 2024 Paris Olympics in February. Among them, Miwa Akiramoto has become an important member of the women's team. At the Paris Olympics, she will represent the Japanese table tennis women's team in the team competition. Hina Hayata and Miu Hirano, who obtained women's singles tickets through the Paris Olympics representative trials, will compete with Miwa Harimoto in the team competition. Miwa Harimoto's brother and Japan's number one table tennis player Tomokazu Harimoto (20 years old, Tomokazu Project) also won tickets to the Paris Olympics, and has a three-tier direct access to Paris (men's singles, men's team, mixed doubles). Tomokazu Harimoto and Miho Harimoto both qualified for the Paris Olympics, which means that for the first time in the history of table tennis, a brother and sister will participate in the Olympics together.
