On the 22nd, the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency filed a petition to cancel the severe warning received from the Japan Sports Association for instructing the Japanese national karate team with a bamboo sword during practice. announced that the lawsuit was dismissed.
The appeal was dismissed by Masao Kagawa, the former chairman of the Japanese national team's player strengthening committee and manager of the Teikyo University karate club.
Manager Kagawa was severely punished by the Japan Sports Association for instructing Ayumu Uekusa, who participated in the Tokyo Olympics in women's kumite karate last year, with a bamboo sword during practice and injuring his eyes. I was.
Regarding this punishment, Kagawa's side said, "It cannot be said that practice using a bamboo sword itself poses a risk of serious injury. The main purpose is to measure the distance from a distance, and aggressively attack with a bamboo sword. I didn't even do it," and asked the Japan Sports Arbitration Agency to cancel the disposition.
In response to this, the arbitration organization said, "There is a certain degree of danger" in coaching using bamboo swords, and "Given the background of continuous implementation, it is an inappropriate act that lacks consideration for the safety of athletes. He dismissed Kagawa's appeal, saying that the Japan Sports Association's disposition was appropriate.