Tokyo: Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake who had won silver medal at London Olympic has now joined Uber Eats as a food delivery boy after the postponement of Tokyo Olympics 2020.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 will commence from July 23 to August 8 next year while the Paralympics Games will be held from August 24 to September 5, 2021.
WATCH: With his Olympics preparations in tatters, Japanese fencer Ryo Miyake has begun delivering food for Uber Eats as a way to keep up his fitness and bring in a little extra cash pic.twitter.com/5GiZgn0aMF
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Reasons for joining Uber Eats as food delivery boy
Talking to media persons, Miyake, aged 29 years, said that he took this job for two reasons viz., to keep himself active and save money for future tournaments.
Miyake said that he feels happy when he get order from hilly Akasaka, Roppongi (downtown) district as it becomes good training for him.
World Fencing Championships
It may be mentioned that Miyake come 13th in the World Fencing Championships last year.