Uzbekistan Rhythmic Gymnastics Team performs Sailor Moon-inspired routine at the Tokyo Olympics

Uzbekistan Rhythmic Gymnastics Team performs Sailor Moon-inspired routine at the Tokyo Olympics

Uzbekistan’s gymnastics team performed their ball routine which featured the song “Moonlight Densetsu” which is the opening theme of Sailor Moon.

　The Uzbekistan national team, who took part in the qualifying for the Tokyo Olympics rhythmic gymnastics group on the 7th, appeared in a sailor-style leotard. When he performed along with the theme song "Moonlight Densetsu" of the popular Japanese anime "Sailor Moon", it became a hot topic on SNS (Internet exchange service).

The five Uzbek players, who appeared fourth overall in the first ball, wore eye-catching costumes with a large red ribbon on the chest and danced gorgeously to the melody familiar to fans. Taken by Toshiki Miyama

　The five Uzbek players, who appeared fourth overall in the first ball, wore eye-catching costumes with a large red ribbon on the chest and danced gorgeously to the melody familiar to fans.

Taken by Toshiki Miyama

　The final ranking was 9th and we couldn't advance to the final by the top 8 teams, but SNS was very exciting with "Sailor Moon is universal", "Excited" and "Japan-conscious performance is wonderful". The viewers were entertained by the trend of "Sailor Moon" on Twitter. [Sakihei Kawamura]