Junior athletes achieve regional success in Niigata and Nagano

Various junior sports achievements have been reported in Japan. In Niigata, the 42nd Nissin Cup Niigata Prefecture Elementary School Athletics Exchange Tournament took place on September 6. Shiori Kosugi from Ken-o School won the Combined B event, earning a spot in the national tournament scheduled for November.

In Nagano, Rimo Watanabe, a third-grade student at Shimoie Elementary School, paid a courtesy visit to Mayor Kaneda following her success in badminton. Watanabe secured third place in the girls' doubles category at the 29th Prefectural Junior Championship and the 33rd Prefectural Elementary School Tournament, qualifying her for the Hokuriku regional competition.