August 28, 2024
Beginning on July 26, Keio University students, alumni, and faculty members competed in or coached during various events for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. This is a spotlight of some of the medalists who emerged victorious to stand proudly on the Olympics podium.
(After the conclusion of the Games another article will be released to look back at the accomplishments of the athletes who competed on the world stage at the Paris Olympics.)
Kazuki Iimura (current student at the Faculty of Policy Management)
Fencing, Men's Team Foil: Gold
Fencing, Men's Individual Foil: 4th
In the men's fencing foil team final, Kazuki Iimura and his team took home the gold medal, marking the first gold for Japan in this event. Iimura was the youngest on the team but clinched the gold through his speed and agility. He also finished fourth in the men's individual foil. Competing in the ninth and final matches, Iimura's performance and his moment of victory will live on in people's memory.
Karin Miyawaki (alumna from the Faculty of Economics)
Fencing, Women's Team Foil: Bronze
Karin Miyawaki's Japan team was victorious in the bronze medal match of the women's fencing team, becoming the first Japanese women's fencing team to win the medal. Miyawaki, who had longed to win a medal in her first Olympics, beamed from the podium together with her teammates.
Nonoka Ozaki (current student at the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies)
Wrestling, Women's Freestyle 68kg: Bronze
Nonoka Ozaki won the bronze medal match in women's 68kg freestyle wrestling, becoming the first female athlete from Keio to win an Olympic medal in an individual event. After defeating her first match's opponent in a mere 32 seconds, Ozaki narrowly missed out on the finals. While upset at the loss, she pushed forward to win the repechage round and the bronze medal match. She secured the bronze with a glowing smile.
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Hisashi Mizutori (Associate Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management)
Japan men's national gymnastics team (coach): Gold
Hisashi Mizutori, associate professor from the Faculty of Policy Management, led the Japan men's national gymnastics team to victory as they won the gold medal for the first time in two competitions. Associate Professor Mizutori currently teaches sports coaching at the Shonan Fujisawa Campus and is an Olympian and gold medalist in his own right. He returned to participate in the Paris Olympics, this time not as an athlete but as a coach, and successfully led his team to the gold medal.
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The Paris Paralympics will be held from August 28. We hope that you tune in and continue supporting our Keio athletes as they compete on the world stage.