The 18th Asian Games was held in Jakarta-Palembang from August 18 to September 2. A total of 41 students (18 students and 23 graduates) participated in the event from Waseda University, and won many medals: 9 gold medals, 12 silver medals, and 8 bronze medals.
Outline of the Games
18th Asian Games Jakarta-Palembang 2018
- Period: August 18 (Sat) to September 2 (Sun), 2018
- Venue: Jakarta-Palembang, Indonesia
Athletes/Staff
Swimming
[Butterfly]
Nao Horomura, 2nd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Nishiwaki Industrial High School, Swimming club
“Men’s 200m butterfly: 2nd place”
“Men’s 4×100m medley relay: 2nd place”
“Men’s 100m Butterfly: 6th Place”
Daiya Seto finishes first (left) and Nao Horomura second (right) in the men’s 200m butterfly on August 19 at the Asian Games 2018–Jakarta (Kyodo)
[Breaststroke]
Ippei Watanabe, 4th year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Saiki Kakujo High School, Swimming club
“Men’s 200m breaststroke: 2nd place”
“Men’s 4×100m medley relay: 2nd place”
“4×100m mixed medley relay: 2nd place”
“Men’s 100m breaststroke: 4th place”
Ippei Watanabe finishes second in the men’s 200m breaststroke final –Jakarta (Kyodo)
Kanako Watanabe, 4th year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Musashino High School, Swimming club
“Women’s 200m breaststroke: 1st place”
Kanako Watanabe waves to the crowd on the podium after her second straight victory in the women’s 200m breaststroke–Jakarta (Kyodo)
[Butterfly/Individual medley]
Daiya Seto, 2017 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Saitama Sakae High School, All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd., JSS Moroyama Swimming School, Swimming club alumnus
“Men’s 200m butterfly: 1st place”
“Men’s 400m individual Medley: 1st place”
“Men’s 200m individual medley: 4th place”
“Men’s 50m breaststroke: 4th place”
[Freestyle]
Katsumi Nakamura, 2016 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Musashino High School, Itoman Toshin, Swimming club alumnus
“Men’s 4×100m relay: 1st place”
“Men’s 50m freestyle: 2nd place”
“Men’s 100m freestyle: 2nd place”
“Men’s 4×100m medley relay: 2nd place”
Coach: Norimasa Hirai, 1986 graduate at the School of Sport Sciences, 2008 Graduate School of Sport Sciences, Swimming club alumnus
Coach: Keisuke Okuno, 1988 graduate of the School of Education, professor at the School of Sport Sciences, Swimming club alumnus
Water polo
Marina Tokumoto, 2018 graduate of the School of Social Sciences, Shumei Eiko High School, Swimming club alumna
“Women’s: 3rd place”
Soccer
[Men’s]
GK: Ryosuke Kojima, 4th year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Tokai Gakuen High School (Nagoya Grampus U-18), Waseda University Association Football Club
“Men’s: 2nd place”
The Japan Eleven members give each other high fives after beating the UAE– Bogor (Kyodo)
MF Hyonju Ryan, 2nd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Tokyo Korea Middle and High School, Waseda University Association Football Club
* North Korean national team member “Best 8”
[Women’s]
DF Hikari Takagi, 2016 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Tokoha Gakuen Tachibana High School, Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara, Waseda University Association Football Club alumna
“Women’s：1st place”
Judo
Kiyomi Watanabe, 4th year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Fuji Gakuen High School, Judo club
*Philippines national team member
“Women’s 63kg class: 2nd place”
Nami Nabekura grapples Kiyomi Watanabe of the Philippines (left) in the women’s 63kg final at the Asian Games 2018–Jakarta (Kyodo)
Baseball
“2nd place”
Pitcher: Katsutoshi Satake, 2006 graduate of the School of Human Sciences, Dosho High School, Toyota Motor Corporation, Baseball club alumnus
Catcher: Takeshi Hosoyamada, 2009 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Kagoshima Josei High School, Toyota Motor Corporation, Baseball club alumnus
Infielder: Yuki Jibiki, 2013 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Kisarazu Sogo High School, Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd., Baseball club alumnus
Track and field
Hitomi Shimura, 2013 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Chikushi Jogakuen High School, Toho Bank, Ltd., Track club alumna
“Women’s 100m hurdle: 7th place”
Coach: Hiroyasu Tsuchie, 1997 graduate of the School of Human Sciences, 1999 graduate of the Graduate School of Human Sciences, Completed the doctoral program without a doctoral degree at the Graduate School of Human Sciences in 2005, Track club alumnus
Coach: Shigeyuki Kojima, 2002 graduate of the School of Human Sciences, Asics Japan Co., Ltd., Track club alumnus
Tennis
Sho Shimabukuro, 3rd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Yokkaichi Industrial High School, Tennis club
“Men’s Doubles: 3rd place”
Uesugi (right) and Shimabukuro hold up fists after getting a point in the men’s doubles quarter final–Palembang (Kyodo)
Erina Hayashi, 2017 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences , Jinai Women’s High School, Fukui Amateur Sports Association, Tennis club alumna
“Mixed Doubles: 3rd place”
Soft tennis
Hayato Funamizu, 4th year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Tohoku High School, Soft tennis club
“Men’s team: 2nd place”
Toshiki Uematsu, 2nd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Okayama University of Science High School, Soft tennis club
“Men’s team: 2nd place”
“Mixed Doubles: 3rd place”
Kouichi Nagae, 2010 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Okayama University of Science High School, NTT West Co., Ltd., Soft tennis club alumnus
“Men’s team: 2nd place”
“Men’s Singles: 5th place”
The Japan national team wins a silver media in the soft tennis men’s team–Palembang (Kyodo)
Basket Ball
Tamami Nakada, 3rd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Myojo Gakuen High School, Basketball club
“Women’s: 3rd place”
The Japan national basketball team wins a bronze medal at the Asian Games 2018–Jakarta (Kyodo)
Volleyball
“Men’s: 5th place”
Tomohiro Horie, 3rd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Kaichi High School, Volleyball club
Ryuta Honda, 2014 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Yaei High School, JTECT Corporation, Volleyball club alumnus
Gymnastics
[Artistic gymnastics]
Yuki Uchiyama, 2nd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Teikyo High School, Smile Gymnastics Club, Gymnastics club
“Women’s team total: 3rd place”
“Women’s uneven bars: 4th place”
“Women’s individual total: 9th place”
Yuki Uchiyama in the women’s team final vault–Jakarta (Kyodo)
[Rhythmic gymnastics]
Uzume Kawasaki, 3rd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Uekusa Gakuen University Academy, Aeon Rhythmic Gymnastics Club, Gymnastics club
“Women’s world team trophy: 4th place”
“Women’s individual total: 12th place”
Fencing
Kouki Kano, 3rd year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Iwakuni Industrial High School, Fencing club
“Men’s epee team: 1st place”
“Men’s epee individual: 3rd place”
Koki Kano competes against a Korean player (right) in the men’s epee individual semifinal–Jakarta (Kyodo)
Kyosuke Matsuyama, 4th year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Toa Gakuen High School, Fencing club
“Men’s fleuret team: 3rd place”
Shikine, Suzumura, Matsuyama, and Saito (from left) win a bronze medal in the men’s foil team–Jakarta (Kyodo)
Rowing
Shiho Yoneyama, 4th year student at the School of Sport Sciences, Asahigaoka High School, Regatta club
“Women’s double scull: 4th place”
Haruna Sakakibara, 2017 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Asahigaoka High School, Toyota Motor Corporation, Regatta club alumna
“Women’s single scull: 4th place”
Rugby football
[Men’s]
Katsuyuki Sakai, 2011 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Yokkaichi Agricultural High School, Toyoda Industries Corporation, Rugby football club alumnus
“Men’s: 2nd place”
[Women’s]
General affairs, Akane Kagawa, 1997 graduate of the School of Political Science and Economics, the Japan Rugby Football Union
Table tennis
Kenta Matsudaira, 2014 graduate of the School of Human Sciences, Aomori Yamada High School, Kinoshita Group Co., Ltd., Table tennis club alumnus
“Men’s team: 5th place”
“Men’s singles: 5th place”
Equestrian
Shunsuke Terui, 2013 graduate of the School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University Honjo Senior High School, Dressage Stable Terui, Horse riding club alumnus
“Dressage team：1st place”
“Dressage individual: 4th place”
Badminton
Takeshi Kamura, 2012 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Yashiro Higashi High School, Tonami Transportation Co., Ltd., Badminton club alumnus
“Men’s team: 3rd place”
Handball
Yuto Agarie, 2016 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Konan High School, Daido Steel Co., Ltd., Handball club alumnus
“Men’s: 4th place”
Wrestling
Takeshi Yamaguchi, 2012 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Nakatsu Commercial High School, Bushiroad Inc., Wrestling club alumnus
“Men’s Freestyle 97kg class: 5th place”
Sailing
Shingen Furuya, 2010 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Fukuoka Daiichi High School, Security Protection Network Co., Ltd., Yacht club alumnus
“Men’s 49er class: 1st place”
Canoeing
Yuriko Takeshita, 2011 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Ohka Gakuen High School, Kikkoman Co., Ltd.
“lost at semifinal”
Kabaddi
Yuten Kawate, 4th year student at the School of Sport Sciences
Yoko Oota, 2015 graduate of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Kyoritsu Kiden Co., Ltd.
Eri Kasahara, 2014 graduate of the School of Law, Tosoh Corporation
“Men’s/Women’s: lost in the first league”
Triathlon
Junpei Furuya, 2014 graduate of the School of Political Science and Economics, Rakunan High School, Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd.
“Men’s individual: 1st place”
“Mixed relay: 1st place”
Sepak Takraw
Chinatsu Saegusa, 2018 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, Graduate School of Sport Sciences
“lost in the first league”
Aviation/Paragliding
Team leader: Takuya Oyama, 1985 graduate of the School of Political Science and Economics, the Japan Aeronautic Association
Coach: Yoshiki Oka, graduate of Waseda University Graduate School, Falhawk International Ltd.
Bowling
General affairs, Masahiko Kosugi, 1985 graduate of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Literature 1), Japan Bowling Congress
