がんばれ！ニッポン！

The Paris 2024 Summer Olympics are being held on July 26 to August 11 and Paralympics on August 28 to Sept. 8, 2024.

Out of 409 athletes from Japan competing in 31 sports, the following athletes are from Shiga Prefecture. Please cheer them on and wish them all the best of luck!
滋賀出身・滋賀ゆかりのパリ2024オリンピック・パラリンピック選手を応援しよう！
*Competition times below are based on Japan time and subject to change.

Paris 2024 Olympic Athletes from Shiga Prefecture

Yui Ohashi (大橋 悠依)
Swimming – Women’s 200m Individual Medley
Aug. 2, 6:00 pm: Heats
Aug. 3, 4:34 am: Semi-finals
Aug. 4, 3:59 am: Final

Native of Hikone where she started swimming from age 6. Graduated Kusatsu Higashi High School and Toyo University. Won two Tokyo 2020 Olympic gold medals for the women’s 400m and 200m individual medley at Tokyo Aquatics Centre. Shiga Sports Ambassador.
https://olympics.com/en/news/ohashi-yui-triumphs-in-women-s-400m-im-final
https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/yui-ohashi-1089190

Ayane Yanai (柳井 綾音)
Women’s Track & Field – Women’s 20km Race Walk
Aug. 1, 4:20 pm: Women’s 20km Race Walk

Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay
Aug. 7, 2:30 pm: Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay

Born in 2003, her first Olympics. From Kita-Kyushu, Fukuoka, attends Ritsumeikan University. She will compete in two events. The Marathon Race Walk Mixed Relay is new, making its debut in Paris.
https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/ayane-yanai-2172624
https://www.jaaf.or.jp/athletes/profile/ayane_yanai/

Miho Yoshimura (吉村 美穂)
Fencing – Women’s Individual Epee T64
July 27, 5:00 pm: Women’s Individual Epee T64
July 28, 2:00 am: Women’s Individual Epee (Semi-finals)
July 28, 3:40 am: Women’s Individual Epee (Third Place)
July 28, 4:30 am: Women’s Individual Epee (Final)

Her first Olympics. Born in Kyoto in 1997, graduated Ritsumeikan Moriyama High School.
https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/miho-yoshimura-1303966
https://fie.org/athletes/32251

Kanon Mori (森 花音)
Women’s Field Hockey – Pool A
Japan in Pool A will face Germany, China, Belgium, France, and Netherlands.
July 28, 5:30 pm: Preliminary Round, Japan vs. Germany
Aug. 1, 12:00 am: Preliminary Round, Japan vs. Belgium
Aug. 2, 2:45 am: Preliminary Round, Japan vs. France
Aug. 3, 5:30 pm: Preliminary Round, Japan vs. Holland

From Hikone. Started playing hockey at age 6. Graduated from Ibuki High School, famous for field hockey players. Competed in Tokyo 2020 Olympics. Shiga Sports Ambassador. Lives in Hiroshima.
https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/kanon-mori-1303728

Amiru Shimada (島田 あみる)
Women’s Field Hockey – Pool A
*Competition schedule same as Kanon Mori above.

Her first Olympics. From Maibara, graduated from Ibuki High School, famous for field hockey players.
https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/amiru-shimada-2203383

Yoshihide Kiryu (桐生 祥秀)
Track & Field – Men’s 400m Relay
Aug. 8, 6:35 pm: Men’s 400m Relay (Heats)
Aug. 10, 2:45 pm: Men’s 400m Relay (Final)

Native of Hikone and silver medalist at Rio 2016. Kiryu (b. 1995) is one of Japan’s major track stars. Competed at Tokyo 2020, but his relay team flubbed the baton passing.
Top-notch sprinter since 2013. Started running from when he attended Minami Junior High School in Hikone. His record time in the 100 m is 10.01 sec. and 9.87 sec.
https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/kiryu-yoshihide-1130231

Yumi Tanaka (田中 佑美)
Women’s Track & Field – Women’s 100m hurdles
Aug. 7, 5:15 pm: Women’s 100m hurdles (Heats)
Aug. 8, 5:35 pm: Women’s 100m hurdles (consolation)
Aug. 9, 7:05 pm: Women’s 100m hurdles (Demi-finals)
Aug. 11, 2:45 am: Women’s 100m hurdles (Final)

Her first Olympics. Born in Osaka, graduated Ritsumeikan University.
https://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/yumi-tanaka-1407798

Paris 2024 Paralympic Athletes from Shiga Prefecture (Competition schedule TBD)

Kimura Keiichi (木村 敬一)
Para Swimming –
Veteran Paralympic athlete from Ritto, Shiga. After four Paralympic Summer Games starting with Beijing in 2008, he finally won his first Paralympic gold medal for the 100m butterfly S11 at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Shiga Sports Ambassador.
https://www.paralympic.org/news/emotional-keiichi-kimura-saves-best-last

Eisuke Minamii (南井 瑛翔)
Para Swimming – 200m individual medley
Native of Moriyama, graduated Hiezan High School. Attends Kinki University.

Kasumi Fukui (福井 香澄)
Para Swimming –
From Yasu, graduated Shiga Prefectural Konan High School for Special Needs in Koka. Shiga Sports Ambassador.

Ryota Fukunaga (福永 凌太)
Track & Field –
From Yasu, graduated Hikone Shoyo High School.

Chihiro Kitada (北田 千尋)
Men’s Wheelchair Basketball
From Ritto. Shiga Sports Ambassador.

Mayumi Tsuchida (土田 真由美)
Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
From Nagahama.

Chinami Shimizu (清水 千浪)
Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
From Nagahama. Member of Lake Shiga BBC.

Amane Yanagimoto (柳本 あまね)
Women’s Wheelchair Basketball
Member of Lake Shiga BBC.

Hideo Uda (宇田 秀生)
Para Triathlon
From Koka, graduated Minakuchi High School. Shiga Sports Ambassador.

Reference: https://shigaspo.jp/paris2024