• "Do not be nervous!" Is NG. Mental training to demonstrate power in games practiced by Sun Rockers Shibuya and Yunari Sugiura who experienced the world
    Sun Rockers Shibuya who fought in the eastern part of the fierce battle in the 2017-18 season and missed the B League Championship advancement. Even so, he ended the regular season with three consecutive victories, and won a momentum for next season. Among such teams, there is one promising player who is expected to represent Japan in the future. Yusei Sugiura, a small forward (SF) with a height of 196 cm. In January of last year, he became a specially designated strengthening player from the third year of college, which is unusual in professional sports, and was the first to experience the B League stage. In December of the same year, he signed a full-scale contract and played games as a professional, showing steady growth. In the first part of this interview, we looked back on the journey so far and asked about the mental training that we are practicing to get the best performance in the game.
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  • "I want to show a great game that impresses me." A 20-year-old young fencer hides his commitment to the Tokyo Olympics [Takahiro Shikine, Part 2]
    Fencing Men's Fleur has won medals in Beijing 2008 and London 2012, and Yuki Ota for two consecutive Olympics. There is a young athlete who has been attracting attention as a candidate for the Tokyo Olympics medal two years later in the same event that achieved such brilliant results. A young fencer born in Oita City, Takahiro Shikine. For the first time in the world junior championship in 2016, both individuals and groups won gold medals for the first time in the history of Japanese fencing, and won bronze medals individually at the world championship last year. He has been successful in international competitions since his junior era, and his men of the same generation have been remarkable and have always achieved results. In this second part, he talked about his real face and his gear that he did not show in games and practice, and his enthusiasm for the Tokyo Olympics.
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  • Pull your hand and measure the distance with your body. How to set up "only one" that has been established through my style [Takahiro Shikine, Part 1]
    Men's foil fencing won medals at two consecutive Olympics thanks to Yuki Ota's performances in Beijing in 2008 and London in 2012. There is a young athlete who is attracting attention as a candidate for a medal at the Tokyo Olympics two years from now in the same event that has achieved such brilliant results. Takahiro Shikine, a young fencer born in Oita City. At the 2016 World Junior Championships, he became the first in the history of Japanese fencing to win individual and group gold medals. Since his junior days, he has accumulated achievements in international competitions, and has consistently achieved results in men's foil, where the success of his generation has been remarkable. We asked the 20-year-old monster how he got to where he is today and his style of play.
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Athlete · Inside Story

Focusing on the athletes who are expected in the next generation, we will introduce activities and initiatives on and off the pitch, and deliver new charm and expressiveness.