スポーツ庁の新しい長官にハンマー投げの室伏広治氏 就任へ

Mr. Koji Murofushi, a hammer thrower, will be appointed as the new secretary of the Japan Sports Agency.

Mr. Koji Murofushi, a hammer thrower, will be appointed as the new secretary of the Japan Sports Agency.
任期満了に伴うスポーツ庁の鈴木大地長官の後任に、オリンピックの陸上男子ハンマー投げの金メダリストで、東京オリンピック・パラリンピック組織委員会のスポーツディレクターを務める室伏広治氏が就任することになりました

Koji Murofushi, the gold medalist of the Olympic track and field men’s hammer throw and the sports director of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will succeed Daichi Suzuki of the Japan Sports Agency as his term expires.

Koji Murofushi, the gold medalist of the Olympic track and field men’s hammer throw and the sports director of the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, will succeed Daichi Suzuki of the Japan Sports Agency as his term expires.
これは11日文部科学省が発表しました

This was announced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on the 11th.

This was announced by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on the 11th.
来月1日付けでスポーツ庁の新しい長官に就任する室伏氏は、静岡県出身の45歳

Mr. Murofushi, who will be appointed as the new secretary of the Japan Sports Agency on the 1st of next month, is 45 years old from Shizuoka prefecture.

Mr. Murofushi, who will be appointed as the new secretary of the Japan Sports Agency on the 1st of next month, is 45 years old from Shizuoka prefecture.
陸上男子ハンマー投げで4大会連続でオリンピックに出場し、2004年のアテネ大会で金メダル、2012年のロンドン大会で銅メダルを獲得しました

He has participated in the Olympic Games for four consecutive Olympics by throwing a men’s hammer on land, and won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 London Games.

He has participated in the Olympic Games for four consecutive Olympics by throwing a men’s hammer on land, and won a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Games and a bronze medal at the 2012 London Games.
競技を続けながら中京大学大学院で博士の学位を取得し、4年前に現役を引退しましたが、自身が持つ日本記録は今も破られていません

While continuing the competition, he obtained a doctoral degree from Chukyo University Graduate School and retired from active duty four years ago, but his own Japanese record is still unbroken.

While continuing the competition, he obtained a doctoral degree from Chukyo University Graduate School and retired from active duty four years ago, but his own Japanese record is still unbroken.
現在は、東京大会の組織委員会で競技部門の顔として対外的な情報発信を担うスポーツディレクターを務めるなどしています

Currently, he is a sports director who is responsible for disseminating information to the outside world as the face of the competition department at the Tokyo Organizing Committee.

Currently, he is a sports director who is responsible for disseminating information to the outside world as the face of the competition department at the Tokyo Organizing Committee.
スポーツ庁は、東京大会の開催が決まったあとの5年前に、競技力の強化や地域スポーツの振興などを進めるために設置され、初代長官を務める競泳の金メダリストの鈴木大地氏は、今月末までが任期となっていました

The Japan Sports Agency was established five years before the decision to hold the Tokyo Games to strengthen competitiveness and promote regional sports, and Daichi Suzuki, the gold medalist for swimming, who is the first secretary, is now.

The Japan Sports Agency was established five years before the decision to hold the Tokyo Games to strengthen competitiveness and promote regional sports, and Daichi Suzuki, the gold medalist for swimming, who is the first secretary, is now.
「優れた実績 次期スポーツ庁長官に最適任」萩生田文科相
萩生田文部科学大臣は閣議のあとの会見で、新しくスポーツ庁の長官に就任する室伏広治氏について「わが国を代表するトップアスリートとしての経験があり、スポーツ全般に関して優れた実績と高い識見があることなどから、次期スポーツ庁長官に最適任と判断した」と述べました

On top of that, ”As the face of Japan’s sports administration, such as strengthening athletes for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which was postponed to next year, and improving competitiveness, regional revitalization and health promotion through sports, and improvement of international presence

On top of that, ”As the face of Japan’s sports administration, such as strengthening athletes for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, which was postponed to next year, and improving competitiveness, regional revitalization and health promotion through sports, and improvement of international presence
そのうえで、「来年に延期となった東京オリンピック・パラリンピックに向けたアスリートの強化、競技力の向上など、わが国のスポーツ行政の顔として、スポーツを通じた地域活性化や健康増進、国際的なプレゼンスの向上に尽力されることを期待する」と述べました