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The reason why the Japanese baseball team “bows to the air” after winning gold is exposed | Olympics | Gold Medal

[TheEpochTimesAugust92021](Reported by The Epoch Times reporter Chen Juncun) A major feature of the Tokyo Olympics in Japan is that the general public is not allowed to watch the games on site. Everyone knows the reason for this. However, in the baseball finals of this Olympics, after winning the gold medal against the United States, the Japanese team first “bowed to the air”, that is, bowed to the stadium without spectators, and then bowed to the runner-up US team. Why is this?

In this championship game held at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on August 7, the Japanese team relied on Murakami Sou Takashi to hit a positive spring home run in the third inning and scored 1 point, leading the way. Then in the 8th inning, Tetsuo Yamada and Masasa Yoshida hit a hit and added one more point. In the end, they defeated the United States 2:0 and won the first Olympic gold medal.

In response, Xie Changting, the representative of the Republic of China in Japan,FacebookThe post said that the Japanese team won the gold medal is expected. And he also explained why the team bowed to the empty stadium first after winning.

Hsieh Chang-ting wrote: “Baseball has a long history in Japan and is almost a national sport in Japan. This is the reason why Japan included baseball in the Olympics this time. The Japanese team won the gold medal and lived up to expectations.”

He said that after the Japanese team got the gold medal, they immediately lined up to bow to the stadium without spectators, and then bow to the runner-up US team. This “shows gratitude to the venue and respect and pity for the dignity of the loser.”

He said: “This combination of traditional Bushido and modern sports spirit is eye-catching, and it can be said to be Japan’s best publicity to the world.”

On August 7, 2021, after the Japanese baseball team won the Tokyo Olympic gold medal, the players held their national flags and took group photos. (Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)

Japan won the gold medal in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984, but baseball was listed as a demonstration event at that time. After baseball was included in the official event, Japan’s best performance was the silver medal in the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Japan has previously won the World Baseball Classic and World Baseball Top 12 Championships and other important competitions. After winning the Olympic gold medal this time, the country has completed the top international baseball grand slam.

Editor in charge: Jasmine

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