As reported on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, the "Kando Osaka Grand Prize" and "Kando Osaka Prize" will be presented to athletes associated with Osaka who have achieved outstanding results at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, and the presentation ceremony will be held as follows, with the Governor presenting the prizes to the following athletes.
As a commemorative gift, the Tinware Business Cooperative Association has kindly provided us with an Osaka Naniwa Tinware tumbler, a traditional Osaka craft.
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1 Date and time: From 13:30 to 14:10 on Thursday, November 11, 2021
2 Place: Hotel Primrose Osaka "Phoenix (East)"
(3-1-43 Otemae, Chuo-ku, Osaka)
3 Winners 18 people in total (planned)
(Impressive Osaka Grand Prize)
○ Olympics
・ Softball gold medalist Nayu Kiyohara (from Osaka Prefecture)
・ Karate (women's form) Silver medalist Kiyou Shimizu (from Osaka Prefecture)
・ Archery (Men's group) Bronze medalist Archery (Men's individual) Bronze medalist
Takaharu Furukawa (Kinki University)
○ Paralympics
・Track-and-field events (Men's 1500m / T11) Silver medalist
Track-and-field events (Men's 5000 meters / T11) Bronze medalist Shinya Wada (from Osaka)
・Track-and-field events (4 x 100 meters universal relay) Bronze medalist Yuka Takamatsu (from Osaka Prefecture)
(Impressive Osaka Award)
○ Olympics
・ Swimming (artistic swimming / duet) 4th place prize
Swimming (artistic swimming / team) 4th place prize
Yukiko Inui (Imura Artistic Swimming Club)
・ Swimming (artistic swimming / team) 4th place prize
Juka Fukumura (Imura Artistic Swimming Club)
・ Swimming (artistic swimming / team) 4th place prize
Okina Kyogoku (from Osaka Prefecture)
・ Swimming (artistic swimming / team) 4th place prize
Moeka Kijima (Imura Artistic Swimming Club)
・ Swimming (artistic swimming / team) 4th place prize
Mashiro Yasunaga (from Osaka Prefecture)
・ Swimming (diving / men's synchronized diving 3 meters diving) 5th place prize
Ken Terauchi (Miki House)
・ Swimming (diving / women's synchronized diving 3 meters diving) 5th place prize
Hazuki Miyamoto (student at Kinki University)
・ Archery (women's group) 5th place prize
Azusa Yamauchi (Kinki University)
・ Karate (Men's Kumite 75kg class) 5th place prize
Ken Nishimura (graduated from Kinki University)
○ Paralympics
・ Archery (mixed team recurve open) 5th place prize
Tomohiro Ueyama (from Osaka Prefecture)
・Track-and-field events (Women's Long Jump / T63) 5th place prize
Kaede Maegawa (resident in Osaka Prefecture)
・ Swimming (Women's 100-meter breaststroke / SB8) 6th place prize
Mikuni Utsugi (student at Osaka University of Health and Sport Sciences)
・ Judo (100 kilogram class) 7th place prize
Yoshikazu Matsumoto (from Osaka Prefecture)
* Enter the event name, grades, player names, and relationship with Osaka Prefecture (school of origin, affiliation, etc.).
4 Presenter Osaka Governor

<What is the Impressive Osaka Grand Prize (Governor's Award)>

This award is presented to individuals who have achieved outstanding results in world-class sporting events and competitions, and who have made a deep impression on the citizens of the prefecture and contributed significantly to prefectural government policies. (This time presented to the medalists of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games)

＜What is the Osaka Prize for Excitement (Governor's Prize)>

This award is presented to those who are not eligible for the "Kando Osaka Grand Prize," but who are deemed worthy of the award by the Governor. (This time presented to the winners of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games)