The first time x2 for Japanese in Olympics

In the first day of the London Olympics, following Hiroaki Hiraoka I mentioned in the previous article, two Japanese players got medals.

Kosuke Hagino won a bronze medal in the men's 400-meter individual swimming medley.
It's the first time that a Japanese swimmer get a medal in a individual swimming medley! Above all, he is still 17 years old!

Kosume Hagino with his fist in the air

By the way, Michael Phelps seems to be in very bad condition. He missed a medal and ended up in the fourth place. What happened with him?

Disappointed Michale Phelps

Next, Hiromi Miyake won a silver medal in women's 48-kilogram weightlifting.
It's the first time that a Japanese woman get a medal in weightlifting.

Hiromi Miyake lifting MUCH more heavier weight than her body weight

By the way, his father was a bronze medallist in weightlifting at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
And, I didn't know but her uncle got two gold medals and one silver medal in weightlifting at the Olympics.