On the 20th of Respect for the Aged Day, a tournament was held in Hiroshima City where elderly people who are practicing on a regular basis enjoy bowling.
The bowling alley in Naka-ku, Hiroshima City was opened on Respect for the Aged Day, and 134 elderly people from the area participated in this tournament.
The tournament is an individual competition of 3 games per person.
Most of the participants were people who enjoyed bowling on a regular basis, and when the game started, they threw the ball into the lane and knocked down the pins.
Some of them scored more than 200 in one game by taking continuous strikes and taking spares well even with difficult pin arrangements.
Last year it was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, but as an infection control measure, the number of people playing in one lane was reduced to half of the normal number, and measures such as prohibiting high fives and wearing masks during play were taken. It was done.
Yukio Nishimoto (92), the oldest of the participants, said, "I am very happy to be able to interact with my friends for the first time in a long time. I want to enjoy it without worrying about the score because exercising in this way is the secret to maintaining good health." I was talking.