Yasuhiro Yamashita, Chairman of the JOC = Japanese Olympic Committee, visited Sapporo City, which is aiming to invite the Olympic and Paralympic Games in the winter of 2030, and interacted with local children.
Chairman Yamashita visited Sapporo City to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1972 Sapporo Olympics, and visited the Shirahatayama Stadium in Kiyota Ward on the morning of the 26th.
At the stadium, we watched the children practice cross-country skiing and applauded their hard work.
After that, a question and answer session was held, and when the children asked how to participate in the Olympics, Chairman Yamashita said, "I want to get better by liking the competition I'm playing, and my goals and goals. It is important to have a dream and want to come true. "
Finally, Chairman Yamashita said, "Now, I am working with many people to hold the Olympic Games in Sapporo in 2030. I think it is a tournament that is a goal for everyone, so I have dreams and impressions from Sapporo and Hokkaido. I hope he will be a player to give, "he sent a yell to the children.
A 5th grade boy who participated said, "I was a little nervous when Chairman Yamashita came. I want him to play the Olympics in Sapporo because he is a local, and I want to be a player and win a prize."