The 27th Summer Universiade will be held in Kazan, Russia from July 6 to 17.
There will be 16 Chuo students and alumni competing as members of the Japan national team.
The Universiade is an international all-round games taking place every two years, also known as the Olympics for students.
We wish the very best performance to our fellow Chuo competitors representing Japan.
Let us give them a big cheer!
Track and Field
200m: Shota Iizuka, 4th year Faculty of Law
400m: Jun Kimura, 4th year Faculty of Law
Additional Member: Tadashi Oguri, Alumni, Chuo University
Swimming
Relay: Chiaki Ishibashi, 4th year Faculty of Policy Studies
Individual medley: Takahiro Tsutsumi, 3rd year Faculty of Policy Studies
Free style: Yuto Sato, 1st year Faculty of Law
Coach: Tohru Moriya, Alumni, Chuo University
Soccer
Forward: Yusuke Minagawa, 4th year Faculty of Economics
Volleyball
Wing-spiker: Shunsuke Chijiki, Alumni, Blazers Sportsclub
Wing-spiker: Sogo Watanabe, Alumni, Panasonic
Table Tennis
Player: Riyo Nemoto, Alumni, Juroku Bank
Coach: Miho Hamada, Alumni, Kochi University of Technology
Additional Member: Naoki Nagasaku, 3rd year, Faculty of Commerce
Badminton
Player: Kenta Nishimoto, 1st year Faculty of Law
Rifle
Player: (10mS40W) Mayu Koizumi, 3rd year Faculty of Commerce
Rugby
BK: Kazushi Hano, 4th year Faculty of Law