{"id":1446,"date":"2018-03-18T12:24:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-18T03:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/?p=1446"},"modified":"2019-01-08T13:57:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-08T04:57:54","slug":"alumnus-akito-watabe-wins-nordic-combined-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/news-en\/2018\/03\/18\/1446\/","title":{"rendered":"Alumnus Akito Watabe wins Nordic Combined World Cup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Nordic combined individual 20th competition was held in Klingenthal, Germany on Sunday, March 18. Akito Watabe, 2011 graduate of the School of Sport Sciences, finished third in a World Cup event enough to earn him his first overall title.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1096\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1096 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/8b178bf806fa2e00df144c946b77b308-610x399.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/8b178bf806fa2e00df144c946b77b308-610x399.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/8b178bf806fa2e00df144c946b77b308-768x502.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/8b178bf806fa2e00df144c946b77b308-940x615.jpg 940w\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"399\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akito Watabe spurts during the latter part of the cross-country skiing leg. He becomes the first Japanese in 23 seasons to win the World Cup overall title in the individual match.\u2013Klingenthal (Kyodo)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1100\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1100 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/16fd841522cb4756869c7976f384d005-610x409.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/16fd841522cb4756869c7976f384d005-610x409.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/16fd841522cb4756869c7976f384d005-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/16fd841522cb4756869c7976f384d005-940x630.jpg 940w\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"409\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akito Watabe finishes third in a World Cup event. He becomes the first Japanese that wins the World Cup overall title in 23 seasons.\u2013Klingenthal (Kyodo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Akito Watabe becomes the second Japanese to win the overall season title in 23 seasons after Kenji Ogiwara, who graduated from the School of Human Sciences, Waseda University in 1992.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1101\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1101 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/86508d400f7dea7694c6234dc8432ccb-610x461.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/86508d400f7dea7694c6234dc8432ccb-610x461.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/86508d400f7dea7694c6234dc8432ccb-768x581.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/tokyo\/assets\/uploads\/2018\/03\/86508d400f7dea7694c6234dc8432ccb-940x711.jpg 940w\" alt=\"\" width=\"610\" height=\"461\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akito Watabe indulged in joy with a Japanese flag in his hand. He clinches his first World Cup overall title after finishing third in the 20th competition of the World Cup individual.\u2013March 18, Klingenthal (Kyodo)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We thank you for your warm support.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nordic combined individual 20th competition was held in Klingenthal, Germany on Sunday, March 18. 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