Nickname
Ayu, Ayuka (tv-asahi.co.jp, 18 Sep 2022)
Occupation
Athlete, Office Worker
Education
Physical Education - Nippon Sport Science University, Setagaya, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Miki House [Tokyo, JPN]
Coach
Yukari Murata [national], JPN
Start sporting career
She took up the sport at age five at the OKB All Round Gymnastics Club in Ampachi, Japan. (mainichi.jp, 08 Jan 2020; nagoyatv.com, 07 Sep 2018)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother suggested she try the sport. "I loved dancing to the songs, so it was fun." (mainichi.jp, 08 Jan 2020; town.anpachi.gifu.jp, 2012)
Ambitions
To compete at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. (nikkei.com, 03 Aug 2022)
Hero / Idol
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 25 Sep 2021)
Awards
In 2019 she and her teammates [Sayuri Sugimoto, Nanami Takenaka, Rie Matsubara, Sakura Noshitani, and Kiko Yokota] were presented with the Best Gymnast Award by the Japan Gymnastics Association. (jiji.com, 21 Dec 2019)
In 2018 she was presented with an Excellence Award by the Japan Gymnastics Association. (gifu-np.co.jp, 20 Jan 2019)
In 2017 she was given the Gifu Honorary Award in Japan. (pref.gifu.lg.jp, 15 Jun 2017)
Last update : 2023-08-01
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