Japanese Ambassador's Second Judo Championships
June 20, 2015
Lilongwe, Kamuzu Institute for Sports |
On June 20, 2015, the Judo Association of Malawi and the Embassy of Japan hosted the Japanese Ambassador's Second Judo Championships at the Kamuzu Institute for Sports in Lilongwe. The event was attended by Mr. Sam Madula, Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Youth and Sports Development, and other officials from the government and sports organizations.
During the championships, the Malawian Judo athletes demonstrated their hard work mastering the skills and principles of Judo. In his closing speech, Ambassador Nishioka mentioned that since Judo was introduced as an Olympic sport in 1964 at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Judo has developed into an international sport, and that Malawi joined th International Judo Federation in 2010 as the 200th member country. The Ambassador also noted improvements from last year on how the atheletes are now practicing Judo, thanks to the training by the Japanese Overseas Cooperation Volunteer Mr. Yoshihiro Matsuo, who retured to Japan shortly after the championships. Ambassador Nishioka said that he hoped that the Malawian judo trainers will continue training the young athletes, so that some of them will be able to compete in Tokyo during the 2020 Olympic Games. |
Group photo shot
Demonstration of the forms
Men's match
Women's match
Mr. Yoshihiro Matsuo, JOCV judo coach serving as an umpire
VIPs who attended the championships
(From left: Mr. Henry Sakala, Malawi Olympic Committee Treasurer, Mr. John Kaputa, President of the Judo Association of Malawi, Mr. Jameson Ndalama, Director of Sports, Ministry of Youth and Sports Development,
Mr. Sam Madula, Principal Secretary of Ministry of Youth and Sports Development,
and Ambassador and Madame Nishioka)
Men's Finals
Tokyo Team cheering for their team mates
Ambassador Nishioka delivering the speech
Ambassador Nishioka presenting the certificate
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