Yokohama Municipal Elementary Schools Sports Festival

　The Yokohama Municipal Elementary Schools Athletic Meet was held at the Mitsuzawa Park Athletics Stadium, in which about 30,000 sixth graders from Municipal Elementary Schools participated. This tournament has been held since 1951 and will be the 69th in 2019.
　This year, the children of Hamako moved energetically while enjoying the sense of unity as a citizen of Yokohama!

　<Aim of the Games>
（１） By participating in the tournament, you will get acquainted with exercise, enhance yourself, and nurture a rich heart to live independently.
（２） Many elementary school studenｔs gather and exercise to broaden their horizons, enrich their lives, and raise their awareness of living together as Yokohama citizens.
（３） Each person has an "address" and participates and matches in competitions and performances so that they can enjoy the joy of exercising and feel the joy of increasing movement.

１．State of the ceremony

[Yokohama City Greetings] (On November 6, Deputy Mayor Yuri Arakida)

※On October 23, Shinya Koibuchi, Superintendent of Education
※On October 24 and November 7, Jun Naoi, Director of School Education Planning Department

[Sports flag flag-bearer entrance]
The sports flag-bearer of each school marched on the wonderful lawn of Mitsuzawa Park.

２．A message from an athlete
Mizuno Truck Club Keisuke Nozawa (October 23, 24)

Mizuno Truck Club Daio Kanai (November 6 and 7)

As a special guest
Keisuke Nozawa (October 23, 24), Japan representative of the Rio de Janeiro Olympic 400m hurdle.
Doha World 110m Hardle Japan National Team Oo Dai Kanai (November 6, 7)
Appeared at Mitsuzawa Park, and after a demonstration of the hurdle run, we talked.
The children were surprised at the appearance of jumping the hurdles brilliantly.

３．100m run

4.4 x 100m relay

５．Time Trial 7

６．Long rope jump
All schools jumped hard to update their best records.

７．State of group performance

This year, everyone danced the performance "Let's Dance With YOKOHAMA" vigorously.