Seiya Kobayashi, a 20-year-old from Nagano Prefecture, has been appointed as the representative of the luge of the Beijing Olympics to be held next month. Kobayashi is the first Japanese to participate in the Olympics and is the first in two tournaments.
The Japan Bobsleigh, Reuge and Skeleton Federation has selected Kobayashi, who was competing in the World Cup, as the candidate for the Beijing Olympics, saying that one of Japan’s quotas has been confirmed.
Kobayashi is 20 years old from Nagano prefecture.
He has been engaged in competition since the sixth grade of elementary school and has a lot of experience, and is good at reading the points of the race.
I got a ticket to the big stage with a stable result in the World Cup that I participated in for the first time this season.
Kobayashi is planning to participate in the men’s singles at the first Olympics.
This is the first time for a Japanese player to participate in a luge in two tournaments since the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
The luge is a competition where you lie on a sled on an ice-covered course, and from the 5th to the 10th of next month, a total of four events will be held, including one-seater for men and women.
