Paris Olympic gymnastics gold medalists Oka and Sugino speak of their enthusiasm for the national sports meet “SAGA2024” in their first official competition since the Olympics

On Monday, September 2nd, JSPO (official name: Japan Sport Association, a public interest incorporated foundation, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo / Chairman Toshiaki Endo), which creates an environment for “doing,” “watching,” and “supporting” sports, held a press conference regarding the preliminary competitions of the 78th National Sports Festival (Saga Prefecture) to be held from September 5th, 2024, and also held a special interview with participants of this tournament, Shinnosuke Oka (Okayama Prefecture representative) and Masataka Sugino (Fukui Prefecture representative), who are gold medalists in the men’s gymnastics team event at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and belong to Tokushukai Gymnastics Club.[Guest]Oka Shinnosuke (Representative of Okayama Prefecture, Adult Men, Gymnastics / Affiliated with Tokushukai Gymnastics Club) Sugino Masataka (Representative of Fukui Prefecture, Adult Men, Gymnastics / Affiliated with Tokushukai Gymnastics Club)[Interviewer]Yamamoto Hiroshi (Chairman of the JSPO National Sports Festival Committee / Executive Director) ■ Tournament Overview Venue: Saga Prefecture Period: September 5th (Thurs) – 17th (Tues), 2024 Events and disciplines (official events): Aquatics (competitive swimming, artistic swimming, water polo, diving, open water swimming), rowing, volleyball (beach volleyball), gymnastics (artistic gymnastics, trampoline), canoe (slalom, wild water) For more information on the tournament, please visit the SAGA2024 Official URL: https://saga2024.com/ The Japan Sports Channel will be live streaming and archive streaming of all 630 matches, including the qualifying rounds. You can watch it completely free of charge. Japan Sports Channel Official URL https://japangamestv.japan-sports.or.jp/ #gymnastics #Shinnosuke Oka #Masataka Sugino #Paris Olympics