Moe Niimi (4th year, Department of Food Production Science, Faculty of Marine Life Sciences), a member of our university's rowing club, has been selected to represent Japan in the 2024 U23 World Rowing Championships. In the future, Niimi plans to compete in the 2024 U23 World Rowing Championships to be held in Canada and the 2024 FISU World Uversity Championship Rowing (WUC) to be held in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

 *Rowing: A competition in which rowing is done using oars on water to compete for ranking.

[Comment from the person himself]
I am very honored to have been selected for the U23 Japan National Team. In last year's national team selection race, I failed in the qualifying round, and was keenly aware of the gap between me and other players of my age, and I have used that feeling as a springboard to train hard for a year. I am very grateful to my fellow rowing club members, coaches, directors, alumni, family and friends who always support me, and my seniors who kept the rowing club together even though I was unable to do as much as I wanted due to the coronavirus pandemic when I first joined the club. I want to be aware that I am carrying the Japanese flag on my back, and I want to play to the best of my ability while having fun and aiming for results. Thank you all for your support.

 Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology Moe Niimi

[Expedition schedule and rowing competition]

?Wednesday, June 6th to Monday, July 26th
2024 FISU World Univiersity Championship Rowing (Rotterdam, Netherlands)
　*FISU=Federation Internationale du Sport Universitaire (a competition called the student Olympics)

?August 8th (Sunday) ~ August 11th (Sunday)
2024 U23 World Rowing Championships (St. Catherine, Canada)

【Related Links】
About the Japanese U23 Rowing World Championship athletes