Japanese athletes who won medals during the Rio Olympics expressed their appreciation Wednesday to all those who cheered for them during the 17-day event, which came to a close Sunday, and looked forward to more excitement at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
The 55 athletes, including delegation captain Saori Yoshida, gathered at a Tokyo hotel for a ceremony to report their return to Japan.
"I'm very disappointed that as captain I was able to manage only a silver medal, but I am very happy that the Japanese athletes were able to win a record number of medals," said Yoshida, who suffered a shock defeat in the women's freestyle wrestling 53-kg final.