卓球・松島輝空が世界ランキング1位、日本男子46年ぶり

Welcome to Japanese Daily News. I'm Maya. Today is October seventh. This evening: a historic first in table tennis. Let's listen.

Now let's break it down.

In the men's singles world table tennis rankings, nineteen-year-old Sora Matsushima is now number one.

It means player or athlete.

The International Table Tennis Federation announced the new rankings on the fifth.

It means international.

It's the first time in forty-six years a Japanese man is world number one, since Seiji Ono in nineteen eighty.

It means since.

At nineteen years and five months, he is the youngest world number one ever.

It means the most.

The old record, nineteen years and nine months, was held by a Chinese player.

It means a record.

He was third until last week, but rose to first because other players' points went down.

It means to decrease.

It's the first time in eight years a non-Chinese player is number one, since Germany's Timo Boll in twenty eighteen.

It means other than.

Japan's Tomokazu Harimoto is third, so there's no Chinese player in the top three.

It means the top ranks.

In July, he won a big tournament in America for the first time.

It means winning a championship.

At last month's Asian Games, he helped Japan win its first men's team gold in sixty years.

It means a contribution.

Three years ago he was ranked one hundred fifty-first, but he climbed little by little.

It means ranking or position.

Rankings come out every week, so people are watching whether he can keep first place.

It means attention.

Now the full story again.

Quiz time. Listen and answer.

Nineteen.

Forty-six years.

Tomokazu Harimoto.

Sixty years.

That's all for this evening. Thanks for listening. See you next time.