Okay today's the Men's Individual All-round finals.

Yuya Kamoto from JPN won.

But that's besides the point.

At the end of my interview with him at the mixed zone, I went around looking for a side-story.

Then YY & I spotted this group of Japanese ladies near the exit of the auditorium, and so I approached them. The "interview" was more like a simple chat, 'cause ya know, being Japanese women, they tend to be very shy and passive. And due to language barriers (yes, I had no intentions of showcasing my cui Japanese and instantaneously turning myself into a laughing stalk), we used mostly hand language to communicate. Basically, she replied all my English questions with Japanese. To think about it, it was actually quite funny.

When I asked her for her name, she wrote SASADA YAYOI on the paper I provided her with. I was a bit surprised to see the "SASADA" part 'cause the female Japanese representative this time at the YOG shares the same first-name as her. But I didn't give second thoughts to the fact that they could be related in any ways. I simply brushed that idea off.

Till I googled her. MEGA surprised.
SHOCKED TO THE MAX. SHOCKED FROM BOON LAY TO TAMPINES MALL LEVEL 4.

Not only is she Sasada Natsumi's mum, she was actually a former national champion and a member of the Japanese world championship gymnastics teams in 1978, 1979, 1981, and 1983!! I can't believe she is actually YAYOI KANO! (birth name) I think it's super touching to see how the sports of gymnastics have linked generations and generations of people together, and has somehow been evolved into a "family" sport for the Sasadas. Although Natsumi's mum did not get her minute of glory at the Olympics, she has allowed and equipped her daughter to do so, and this is the epitome of how "passing on the passion" should be.

I am deeply moved.
Can I cry?
kthxbye

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