Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito from Iwata City, who won the gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics table tennis, were presented with the Prefectural Honor Award on the morning of December 27th. The winner of the Prefectural Honor Award was the Iwata combination of Jun Mizutani and Mima Ito, who won the gold medal in the Tokyo Olympics table tennis mixed doubles. A certificate of merit and a plaque were given to the two, and Governor Kawakatsu congratulated the feat on the big stage, saying, “It will give vitality and hope to the citizens of the prefecture and will be remembered for a long time.” At the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, it was a gold medal rush for athletes related to the prefecture, and a total of nine athletes won the prefectural honor award. ..

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