[Mie Prefecture Sports Honor Award presented]Yu Yamada, winner of the silver medal in the men’s epee team fencing event at the Paris Olympics, returns to his hometown of Mie in triumph

Fencer Yamada Yu, who won a silver medal at the Paris Olympics, was presented with the Mie Prefecture Sports Award of Honor by his hometown. Yamada Yu, who is from Toba City, was welcomed by a large number of prefectural officials on the afternoon of the 27th. He was presented with the Mie Prefecture Sports Award in recognition of his silver medal in the men’s epee team fencing event at the Paris Olympics. After winning the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics, he said he felt “epee-like,” but… ■Yamada Yu: “To be honest, I’m not sure I can feel epee-like yet… I’d like to feel a little more emotional if I won a silver medal, so I’ll save that for another four years.” Yamada’s first competition after the Paris Olympics is scheduled for the All Japan Championships in September. ■CTV NEWS Official Website https://news.ntv.co.jp/n/ctv ■Twitter https://twitter.com/CHUKYOTV_NEWS ■TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@ctv_news ■LINE NEWS https://line.me/R/ti/p/%40oa-ctvnews ■For questions, concerns or investigation requests, please contact “Your Center Reporting Team”! https://www.ctv.co.jp/interview/ ■To submit photos, videos, etc., please use “Catch! Submission Box”! https://www.ctv.co.jp/catch/tokobox.html #News #Chukyo TV #CTV