NARITA Mio, who won her second medal of the Games (Photo: Sports Nippon/AFLO)
NARITA Mio, a second-year student in the School of Information and Communication, won the bronze medal in the women’s 400m individual medley at the 20th Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya 2026), held on September 23 at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre in Koto-ku, Tokyo. She also won a bronze medal in the women’s 200m individual medley on September 21, making this her second medal of the Games.
Alumni also shine
MATSUMOTO Katsuhiro, who graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics in 2019, won bronze medals in the men’s 100m butterfly and the 4×100m freestyle relay. The Japanese team also set a new national record in the relay.
TABUCHI Kaito, an alumnus of Meiji University and a second-year student in the Master’s Program at the Graduate School of Humanities, won silver medals in the men’s 1,500m and 800m freestyle events. He also set a new national record in the 800m freestyle.
Alumni also shine
MATSUMOTO Katsuhiro, who graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics in 2019, won bronze medals in the men’s 100m butterfly and the 4×100m freestyle relay. The Japanese team also set a new national record in the relay.
TABUCHI Kaito, an alumnus of Meiji University and a second-year student in the Master’s Program at the Graduate School of Humanities, won silver medals in the men’s 1,500m and 800m freestyle events. He also set a new national record in the 800m freestyle.