Bouncing back from Olympic disappointment
Japanese trampolinist bounces back
Tetsuya Sotomura was pushing to qualify
Courtesy: Tetsuya Sotomura
for the final spot at Tokyo’s Olympics
but his dreams were shattered
when the games were postponed
(SOUNDBITE) (English) 35-YEAR-OLD FORMER JAPANESE OLYMPIC TRAMPOLINIST, TETSUYA SOTOMURA, SAYING:
"Yes, the news of the postponement was very shocking. I wanted to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2020 but the Games moved to one year later. This means it is like retirement, it is almost the same meaning."
The 35-year-old said it would be his last event
as his body could not handle another year of training
He says he’s not bitter about missing the games
and is instead focusing on new projects
like opening his own trampoline center
