Paris Olympic・Paralympic Athletes Return Home to Waseda on 10/26
Mon, Oct 14, 2024-
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The Waseda University Athletic Center will host a gathering for the Waseda student and alumni athletes that competed at the Paris 2024 Olympics・Paralympics to announce their results on October 26th (Saturday). The event will be conducted completely in Japanese.
On the day, six athletes, including medalists, who participated in this year’s Olympics and Paralympics will share stories about the competition and their personal achievements.
Anyone who registers with the form below can attend (Japanese only):
Please come!
■Event Information
Time: Saturday, October 26th, 2024 14:00-15:00 (Reception starts at 13:30)
Location: Waseda University, Waseda Campus, Building 8, Room 106 Waseda Campus Map
Program:
・Waseda University Cheerleading Club: “Konpeki no Sora”
・Opening Address
・Introduction of Athletes
・Address from Waseda University President Aiji Tanaka
・Athlete Interviews (reflections, future goals, questions, etc.)
・Waseda University Cheerleading Club: Waseda University Alma Mater song
・Closing Address
・Pictures
＝Athletes scheduled to attend＝
※Subject to change without notification
＜Olympics＞
Fencing: Koki Kano (School of Sport Sciences 2020）
Koki Kano
Fencing Kyosuke Matsuyama (School of Sport Sciences, 2020)
Kyosuke Matsuyama
Swimming: Shiho Matsumoto (School of Sport Sciences, 4th year)
Shiho Matsumoto
＜Paralympics＞
Swimming: Takayuki Suzuki (School of Education, 2009)
Takayuki Suzuki
Table Tennis: Koyo Iwabuchi (School of Education, 2017)
Koyo Iwabuchi
Wheelchair Basketball: Yui Ishikawa (School of Human Sciences, 2019)
Yui Ishikawa
Photos: KYODO NEWS
