2021.08.31
Hiroki Muto, who won a bronze medal in the men's team archery event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, paid a courtesy visit to Akira Wakita, Dean of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, and Tomoki Kamo, Dean of the Faculty of Policy Management, on August 30. Mr. Muto is a 2020 graduate of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies and a former member of the Athletic Association Archery Club.
They were joined in the meeting by Mr. Tatsuya Sato, Chairman of the Mita Archery Club; Professor Takaaki Kato of the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies; and Associate Professor Yuko Shoji of the Graduate School of Media and Governance, to celebrate his winning of Japan's first-ever bronze medal in this event. During the meeting, they had a lively conversation about his feelings on winning the bronze medal, his experiences at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, what got him started in archery, and the archery classes offered in physical education at SFC. While he was a student at SFC, he was a member of the research group of Takeya Takagi, a Full-time Lecturer at the Faculty of Policy Management , where he researched the strengths and growing popularity of archery in South Korea, a powerhouse in the sport. He said that this experience helped him identify future challenges he wants to tackle for the sake of archery in Japan, not just for the competition itself.
SFC will continue to support Mr. Muto in his future endeavors.
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Hiroki Muto Wins Bronze Medal in Men's Team Archery at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics
*Masks were temporarily removed for the photo.
Source: General Affairs Section, Shonan Fujisawa Campus (SFC) Office