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TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Mao Asada, whose mother died last week after a lengthy battle with liver cirrhosis, will compete at the upcoming national championships in Osaka, her management agency IMG said Monday.
Asada is trying to cope with the death of her mother Kyoko Asada, who passed away at the age of 48 at a Nagoya hospital early Friday before her 21-year-old daughter could reach her bedside.
"My mother would rejoice that I'm determined to do what I must do as I aim to achieve my dreams for the future," Asada said in a statement. IMG said a funeral, which was only attended by relatives, was held the same day.
Asada had pulled out of the Grand Prix Final in Quebec City, Canada, early Thursday and rushed back to Japan after learning her mother was in critical condition.
She was inconsolable after receiving the news of her mother's passing in a text message from her father Toshiharu after arriving at Narita airport on Friday evening.
"When I got to Narita and checked my e-mail, I had a text from my father that said, 'Mom couldn't make it.' And I just cried and cried. I still cannot believe this has happened, but I feel that my mother is looking over me now even closer than before. I cannot thank her enough," she said.
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