Hifumi Abe, poetry brother and sister, Amuro Tsuzuki and others won the “GQ” Olympian Award “feeling like a princess” | SPREAD

「GQ MEN OF THE YEAR 2021The award ceremony was held in Tokyo on the 24th, and JudoHifumi AbeWhenpoetryBrother and sister, surfingKanoa IgarashiWhenAmuro Tsuzuki, Sport climbingAkiyo Noguchi, SkateboardingHoriya YutoA total of 6 people received the “Hero Olympian Award”.

Tsuzuki said, “I’m frankly full of joy, and I feel like a princess because I was able to wear such a wonderful dress and make up. I’m glad I’ve been doing my best until now.”

◆[Image gallery]In addition to Olympians, Kasumi Arimura and Kinya Kitaoji will also appear. GQ Award Photo Gallery looking back on beautiful photos

■ “Beautiful including spirituality”

This year, under the theme of “Let’s praise the brave in the year of the brave,” people who have been overwhelmingly active in each field were selected. A total of 21 people from 11 groups were selected.

Regarding the reasons for the selection of the six Olympians, Editor-in-Chief Masafumi Suzuki said, “There are times when everyone’s life is the most beautiful, and I think (the winners) are the most beautiful people now. It’s because of sports and they. I want to give Men of the Year to its beauty, including what I’ve done and my spirituality. “

Abe brothers and sisters achieved the first “brother and sister same day gold medal” in the history of the Judo Olympics at the Tokyo Olympics. In the new event of surfing, Igarashi won the silver medal, and Tsuzuki won the repechage from the bottom and won the bronze medal. Similarly, in the new sport climbing event, Noguchi, who declared his retirement, won a bronze medal, and in skateboarding, Horigome won a gold medal, which impressed Japan.

■ Comments full of humanity of heroes

Each player took the stage one by one with a tense look, and expressed the joy of receiving the award and looking back on this year.

Noguchi, who won 21 World Cup wins, said, “It was a year that would be the culmination of my climbing life because it was a tournament where I could win medals at the Tokyo Olympics in August and I was retired from active duty. I looked back as if I had done it.

Uta Abe answered “brother” to the question of who is the brave man after this year’s theme. “Because he always walks in front of me,” he said with a lovely smile about his brother, 123.

Igarashi commented, “I felt tremendous pressure, but I learned a lot and got good grades. I would be happy if everyone in Japan could feel happy.” Tsuzuki said that he would like to make a leap forward next year, saying, “I want to make it a year in which we can continue to grow.”

◆[Image gallery]In addition to Olympians, Kasumi Arimura and Kinya Kitaoji will also appear. GQ Award Photo Gallery looking back on beautiful photos

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