Occupation
Student
Education
Nippon Sport Science University, Setagaya, JPN
Spoken languages
Japanese
Club
Nippon Sport Science University [Tokyo, JPN]
Coach
Hiroko Yamasaki [national], JPN (sanspo.com, 11 Sep 2018 )
National Team
2014 (tv-asahi.co.jp, 02 Sep 2018)
Start sporting career
She began the sport at age five at the OKB All Round Gymnastics Club in Ampachi, Japan, and took it up competitively while in primary school. (nagoyatv.com, 07 Sep 2018; mainichi.jp, 08 Jan 2020)
Reason for taking up the sport
Her mother suggested she try the sport. "I loved dancing to the songs, so it was fun." (town.anpachi.gifu.jp, 2012; mainichi.jp, 08 Jan 2020)
Ambitions
To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nagoyatv.com, 12 Oct 2018)
Trainings
She trains for eight hours a day. (nhk.or.jp, 29 Jan 2019)
Hero / Idol
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt. (tv-asahi.co.jp, 20 Jul 2018)
Awards
In 2019 she and her teammates [Sayuri Sugimoto, Nanami Takenaka, Rie Matsubara, Sakura Noshitani and Kiko Yokota] were presented with Best Gymnast Award by the Japan Gymnastics Federation. They became the first Japanese team in 44 years to win a medal in the group all-around at the world championships following their silver at the 2019 edition in Baku, Azerbaijan. (jiji.com, 21 Dec 2019; number.bunshun.jp, 11 Jan 2020)
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 : 2020-04-09
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