The Japan Basketball Association (JBA) is preparing for the 32nd Olympic Games (Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games) this summer from Saturday, June 19th to Monday, June 28th, at the Ajinomoto National Training Center (Kita-ku, Tokyo). In addition, the 6th training camp will be held by the candidates for the 2021 Japan Women’s Basketball Team Olympics.
Today, we have announced the 16 people who will participate in the training camp, and we would like to inform you as follows.
■ 2021 Japan Women’s Basketball Team 32nd Olympic Games (2020 / Tokyo) Japan Women’s National Team Candidates Participating in the 6th Training Camp
【staff】
Team leader Eiji Kiyono (Women’s Japan Basketball League)
Head Coach Hovasse Tom (Japan Basketball Association)
Assistant Coach Toru Onzuka (Tokyo Health Care University)
Assistant Coach Takehiko Chibana (Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits)
Assistant Coach Natsumi Yabuuchi (Japan Basketball Association)
Sports Performance Coach Yoshiyuki Matsuno (Japan Basketball Association)
Dr. Lee Koyu (Showa General Hospital)
Athletic Trainer Marie Iwamatsu (Japan Basketball Association)
Athletic Trainer Shizuka Ishiyama (Lineart Co., Ltd.)
Manager Chinatsu Narui (Japan Basketball Association)
Manager Eri Kimura (Toyota Motor Corporation)
Technical Staff Shun Konno (ENEOS Sunflowers)
【Competitors】※16 people
Maki Takada (C / 185cm / Denso Iris)
Rui Machida (PG / 162cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Yuki Miyazawa (SF / 183cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Rika Tanimura (C / 185cm / Hitachi High-Tech Cougars)
Nako Motohashi (PG / 165cm / Tokyo Haneda Vickies)
Naho Miyoshi (PG / 167cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Moeko Nagaoka (PF / 183cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Yuki Kitamura (SG / 173cm / Hitachi High-Tech Cougars)
Shiori Yasuma (PG / 162cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Saki Hayashi (SG / 173cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Evelyn Mawuli (SF / 181cm / Toyota Antelopes)
Saori Miyazaki (PG / 167cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Himawari Akaho (SG / 185cm / Denso Iris)
Monica Okoye (PF / 182cm / Fujitsu Red Wave)
Rika Okuyama (SG / 180cm / ENEOS Sunflowers)
Nanako Toto (SG / 174cm / Toyota Boshoku Sunshine Rabbits)
※Average (Average) 175.4cm, 25.6 years old
* Name notation is in the order of “last name → first name”.
* Affiliation is as of June 19, 2021
* Position (P) = PG-Point Guard, SG-Shooting Guard, SF-Small Forward, PF-Power Forward, C-Center
[Outline of the 6th training camp]
Schedule: June 19 (Sat)-28 (Month), 2021
Location: Ajinomoto National Training Center (Kita-ku, Tokyo) and others
* We will refrain from interviewing any of the training camps due to circumstances.
[Future activity schedule]
○ 7th training camp (* under adjustment)
Schedule: July 5th (Month)～25th (Sun), 2021
Location: Ajinomoto National Training Center, etc.
○ Mitsui Fudosan Cup 2021 Basketball Women’s Japan National Team International Warm-up Game
Date: July 15th (Thursday), 17th (Saturday), 2021 * 2 days
Venue: Saiden Chemical Arena (Saitama City Memorial Gymnasium / Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture)
Match card: 7/15 Women’s Japan National Team (10th) vs. Women’s Belgium National Team (6th)
7/17 Women’s Japan National Team (10th) vs. Women’s Puerto Rico National Team (23rd)
* The numbers in parentheses are the latest (as of March 1, 2021) FIBA rankings.
○ The 32nd Olympic Games (2020 / Tokyo)
Date: July 23rd (Friday) -August 8th (Sunday), 2021
(Basketball competition: July 25th (Sun) -August 8th (Sun))
Venue: Saitama Super Arena (Saitama City, Saitama Prefecture)
Women’s Participating Countries: Nigeria (17), Canada (4), Puerto Rico (23), USA (1), China (9), Japan (10), South Korea (19), Belgium (6), France (5), Serbia (8), Spain (3), Australia (2)
More than 12 teams
* The numbers in parentheses are the latest (as of March 1, 2021) FIBA rankings.
■ FIBA Tokyo 2020 Olympic Special Site (Women): https://www.fiba.basketball/olympics/women/2020
[Other]
○ The 16 members announced this time will be the final candidate members for the Olympic Games, and the representative members of the Olympic Games will be selected from among them.
○ The announcement of “12 Olympic athletes” is scheduled for late June.
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