Rio Olympics Silver Medallist Mr. IIZUKA Shota visits Dhaka
2022/11/16
Between November 13 and 16, Mr. IIZUKA Shota, silver medalist of the 4×100 m relay at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics 2016, and his coach, Mr. TOYODA Yasuhiro, visited Dhaka in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations between Japan and Bangladesh.
Mr. IIZUKA participated in an exchange program with primary school students of Sunnydale School at Sultana Kamal Women's Complex and demonstrated how to run faster with a proper posture. He also had a press briefing with Bangladeshi athletes, Mr. Mezbah Ahmed, Ms. Shirin Akter, Mr. Md. Ismail Hossain, and Mr. Md. Jahir Raihan for further cooperation in the field of sports between Japan and Bangladesh.
Mr. IIZUKA also visited BKSP (Bangladesh Institute of Sports) and joined a joint-training session with Bangladeshi athletes and provided advice to improve performance.
On the last day, in the program of the Japanese school the school children learned from Mr. IIZUKA how to practice and how to run faster.
Mr. IIZUKA participated in an exchange program with primary school students of Sunnydale School at Sultana Kamal Women's Complex and demonstrated how to run faster with a proper posture. He also had a press briefing with Bangladeshi athletes, Mr. Mezbah Ahmed, Ms. Shirin Akter, Mr. Md. Ismail Hossain, and Mr. Md. Jahir Raihan for further cooperation in the field of sports between Japan and Bangladesh.
Mr. IIZUKA also visited BKSP (Bangladesh Institute of Sports) and joined a joint-training session with Bangladeshi athletes and provided advice to improve performance.
On the last day, in the program of the Japanese school the school children learned from Mr. IIZUKA how to practice and how to run faster.