Biathlon Sochi Olympic athletes, five athletes

Biathlon Sochi Olympic athletes, five athletes

 

Five players, Isa et al Olympic team, Biathlon Federation

 

五輪代表に井佐ら５人　バイアスロン連盟

 

日本バイアスロン連盟は１２月１４日、ソチ冬季五輪代表として男子の井佐英徳と女子の鈴木芙由子、小林美貴、中島由貴、鈴木李奈（いずれも自衛隊）の５選手を発表した。

 

３７歳の井佐は２００２年ソルトレークシティー五輪から４大会連続の出場。

 

女子は前回バンクーバー五輪に出た鈴木芙を除いて初出場となる。

 

代表は１８日に札幌市内で記者会見する。

 

ソチ五輪の出場枠は２０１２、２０１３年の世界選手権２大会の成績を基にした国・地域別ランキングで決まり、日本は男子１枠、女子４枠を獲得。

 

サマー日本選手権の結果で代表候補を絞り込み、今季ワールドカップ（W杯）などの成績で選考した。

 

（神奈川新聞、２０１３年１２月１５日）

 

 

Biathlon Sochi Olympic athletes, five athletes

 

Five players, Isa et al Olympic team, Biathlon Federation

 

14 December 2013, Japan Biathlon Federation announced the five players, Hidenori Isa, Fuyuko Suzuki, Miki Kobayashi, Yuki Nakajima, Rina Suzuki (All Self Defence military) for women and men Sochi Winter Olympic team.

 

Isa, 37-year-old competed in four consecutive tournaments from 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.

 

Ladies will be the first appearance with the exception of Fuyuko Suzuki for the previous Vancouver Olympics player.

 

Players will hold a press conference in Sapporo city on the 18 December 2013.

 

Player total of Sochi Olympics is determined by country and region rankings that are based on the performance of world championship tournament of 2012 and 2013, Japan win men 1 player total, win ladies 4 players total.

 

To browse the representative candidate as a result of Japan Summer Championship, and shortlisted in the results, such as the World Cup in this season.

 

(Kanagawa Shimbun, 15 Sunday December 2013 The Roman)

(Translated: R.S.F. toshiki speed news press, Agence France-Presse, 15 Sunday December 2013 The Roman)